pronghorn

[ prawng-hawrn, prong- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

pronghorn

/ ˈprɒŋˌhɔːn /

a ruminant mammal, Antilocapra americana, inhabiting rocky deserts of North America and having small branched horns: family Antilocapridae Also calledAmerican antelope

First recorded in 1805–15; prong + horn

The antelope is known as the pronghorn, because of a single small prong on each horn.

Wolves and coyotes pursue the pronghorn in relays or capture it strategically through various kinds of mutual aid.

Davis said Capt. Bush allowed the soldiers with experience to use the Army rifles to hunt deer and pronghorn.

The Pronghorn is a gregarious creature running in bands of six up to hundreds.

The pronghorn was also rare in the state and now has been extirpated as it has been in many other parts of Mxico.

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