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pronghorn |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pronghorn \Prong"horn`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) 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 {cabr['e]e}, {cabut}, {prongbuck}, and {pronghorned antelope}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pronghorn n : fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns [syn: {prongbuck}, {pronghorn antelope}, {American antelope}, {Antilocapra americana}]
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