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pronghorn
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pronghorn has 1 sense
- pronghorn(n = noun.animal) american antelope, antilocapra americana, prongbuck, pronghorn antelope - fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns; Array is a kind of ruminant
is a member of antilocapra, genus antilocapra
CIDE DICTIONARY
pronghorn, n.
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 . [1913 Webster]
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