ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
also pronghorn antelope ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- ; or prong-horned antelope (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷-
( plural pronghorn also pronghorns )
Etymology: pronghorn from prong-horned ( antelope ), from prong (I) + horned
: a ruminant mammal ( Antilocapra americana ) of unforested parts of western No. America that is yellowish tawny above and about the neck and white below with a white rump patch and that has slightly curved horns with a lateral prong which are present in both sexes and which resemble the bovine horns in having a bony core but have a deciduous horny sheath that is replaced annually
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