prong·horn (prông hôrn , pr ng-)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. |
pronghorn [ˈprɒŋˌhɔːn]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a ruminant mammal, Antilocapra americana, inhabiting rocky deserts of North America and having small branched horns: family Antilocapridae Also called American antelope
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| Noun | 1. |  pronghorn - fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched hornsruminant - any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments Antilocapra, genus Antilocapra - type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one species |
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