pronghorn

[prawng-hawrn, prong-]

prong·horn

[prawng-hawrn, prong-]
noun, plural prong·horns, (especially collectively) prong·horn.
a fleet, antelopelike ruminant, Antilocapra americana, of the plains of western North America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
Also called pronghorn antelope.


Origin:
1805–15; prong + horn
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pronghorn (ˈprɒŋˌhɔːn)
 
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Also called: American antelope a ruminant mammal, Antilocapra americana, inhabiting rocky deserts of North America and having small branched horns: family Antilocapridae

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