pronghorn

[ prawng-hawrn, prong- ]

/ ˈprɔŋˌhɔrn, ˈprɒŋ- /

noun, plural prong·horns, (especially collectively) prong·horn.

a fleet, antelopelike ruminant, Antilocapra americana, of the plains of western North America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.

Also called pronghorn antelope.

Origin of pronghorn

First recorded in 1805–15; prong + horn

Words nearby pronghorn

prone, pronephros, prone pressure method, prong, pronged, pronghorn, prong key, pronominal, pronominalize, pronormoblast, pronotum

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Example sentences from the Web for pronghorn

The pronghorn was also rare in the state and now has been extirpated as it has been in many other parts of Mxico.
The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico|Ticul Alvarez
The pronghorn antelope has a most peculiar signal system of his own.
The Yellow Horde|Hal G. Evarts
It was a trick he had tried more than once on deer and pronghorn antelope.
Into the Primitive|Robert Ames Bennet
The Antelope, or Pronghorn, is one of the most peculiar animals in the world.
Wild Animals at Home|Ernest Thompson Seton

The antelope is known as the pronghorn, because of a single small prong on each horn.
Watched by Wild Animals|Enos A. Mills

British Dictionary definitions for pronghorn

pronghorn

/ (ˈprɒŋˌhɔːn) /

noun

a ruminant mammal, Antilocapra americana, inhabiting rocky deserts of North America and having small branched horns: family AntilocapridaeAlso called: American antelope

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单词	pronghorn
释义	pronghorn [ prawng-hawrn, prong- ] / ˈprɔŋˌhɔrn, ˈprɒŋ- / noun, plural prong·horns, (especially collectively) prong·horn. a fleet, antelopelike ruminant, Antilocapra americana, of the plains of western North America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas. Also called pronghorn antelope. Origin of pronghorn First recorded in 1805–15; prong + horn Words nearby pronghorn prone, pronephros, prone pressure method, prong, pronged, pronghorn, prong key, pronominal, pronominalize, pronormoblast, pronotum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pronghorn The pronghorn was also rare in the state and now has been extirpated as it has been in many other parts of Mxico. The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico\|Ticul Alvarez The pronghorn antelope has a most peculiar signal system of his own. The Yellow Horde\|Hal G. Evarts It was a trick he had tried more than once on deer and pronghorn antelope. Into the Primitive\|Robert Ames Bennet The Antelope, or Pronghorn, is one of the most peculiar animals in the world. Wild Animals at Home\|Ernest Thompson Seton The antelope is known as the pronghorn, because of a single small prong on each horn. Watched by Wild Animals\|Enos A. Mills British Dictionary definitions for pronghorn pronghorn / (ˈprɒŋˌhɔːn) / noun a ruminant mammal, Antilocapra americana, inhabiting rocky deserts of North America and having small branched horns: family AntilocapridaeAlso called: American antelope Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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