单词 | pronking |
释义 | > as lemmasˈpronking ˈpronking n. ΚΠ 1925 S. C. Cronwright-Schreiner Migratory Springbucks 17 I have never seen in any museum, not even in South Africa, a springbuck set up in the act of pronking, which is remarkable, because pronking is its most characteristic attitude. 1971 Sunday Mail Family Section (Brisbane) 10 June 6 The beautiful springbok..gives a spectacular alarm signal... It springs into the air, back arched, displaying a crest of pure white hairs. This is called ‘pronking’. 2005 Chicago Trib. (Nexis) 11 Apr. 1 It's hard to out-curious alpacas, which look back at humans as if we're something out of Dr. Seuss and then dash across the field with a stiff-legged leap aptly called ‘pronking’. < as lemmas |
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