pronghorn Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns
    Antilocapra americana; prongbuck; pronghorn antelope; American antelope.

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Prong"horn` noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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 cabrée, cabut, prongbuck, and pronghorned antelope.

Webster 1913