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pronghorn in British English
(ˈprɒŋˌhɔːn)
noun
a ruminant mammal, Antilocapra americana, inhabiting rocky deserts of North America and having small branched horns: family Antilocapridae
Also called: American antelopepronghorn in American English
(ˈprɔŋˌhɔrn)
US
nounWord forms: plural ˈprongˌhorns or ˈprongˌhorn
the only species (Antilocapra americana) of a family (Antilocapridae) of ruminants of Mexico and the W U.S., having curved horns, each with one prong, that are shed annually: resembles both the deer and the antelope
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