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prong⋅horn
[prawng-hawrn, prong-] 
–noun, plural -horns, (especially collectively
) -horn.
) -horn. | a fleet, antelopelike ruminant, Antilocapra americana, of the plains of western North America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas. |
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| prong·horn (prông'hôrn', prŏng'-) n. pl. pronghorn or prong·horns A small ruminant mammal (Antilocapra americana) resembling an antelope and having small forked horns, found on western North American plains. Also called pronghorn antelope. |
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Pronghorn
Prong"horn`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) An American antelope (Antilocapra Americana), native of the plain near the Rocky Mountains. The upper parts are mostly yellowish brown; the under parts, the sides of the head and throat, and the buttocks, are white. The horny sheath of the horns is shed annually. Called also cabr['e]e, cabut, prongbuck, and pronghorned antelope.
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