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pronghorn
noun prong·horn \ˈprȯŋ-ˌhȯrn, ˈpräŋ-\
: a large animal of western North America that looks like an antelope
plural pronghorn or pronghorns
Full Definition of PRONGHORN
: a swift horned ruminant mammal (Antilocapra americana) chiefly of grasslands and deserts of western North America that resembles an antelope —called also pronghorn antelope
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First Known Use of PRONGHORN
1823
Rhymes with PRONGHORN
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pronghorn
noun prong·horn \ˈprȯŋ-ˌhȯrn\
Definition of PRONGHORN for Kids
: an animal that resembles an antelope and lives mostly in the grasslands and deserts of western North America
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