Search Result for "pronghorn":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns;
[syn: pronghorn, prongbuck, pronghorn antelope, American antelope, Antilocapra americana]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pronghorn \Prong"horn`\, n. (Zool.) An American antelope (Antilocapra Americana), native of the plain near the Rocky Mountains. The upper parts are mostly yellowish brown; the under parts, the sides of the head and throat, and the buttocks, are white. The horny sheath of the horns is shed annually. Called also cabr['e]e, cabut, prongbuck, and pronghorned antelope. [1913 Webster]
