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pronghorn

noun prong·horn \ˈprŋ-ˌhrn, 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
PRONGHORN Defined for Kids

pronghorn

noun prong·horn \ˈprŋ-ˌhrn\

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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