pronghorn

American  

[prawng-hawrn, prong-] / ˈprɔŋˌhɔrn, ˈprɒŋ- /

noun

plural

pronghorns,

plural

pronghorn

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

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pronghorn British  

/ ˈprɒŋˌhɔːn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of pronghorn

First recorded in 1805–15; prong + horn

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• pronghorn vs. antelope

Example Sentences

"These results help us understand the evolutionary history of horns and antlers and could suggest that differences in other ruminant cranial appendages, like ossicones and pronghorns, are also elaborations on a shared ancestral cranial appendage."

From Science Daily

That's likely because average tree cover ranged from less than 1 percent to 18 percent across the 40 pronghorn herd unit areas.

From Science Daily

A new paper published in Global Ecology and Conversation makes that argument in the case of declining pronghorn productivity -- the number of juveniles per 100 females -- in Wyoming.

From Science Daily

Austin Breeding examining the burned carcass of a pronghorn in Miami.

From New York Times

The question of whether humans can build necessary solar infrastructure without harming nature is playing out in the grasslands of the American West, prime locations for solar farms and home to animals like pronghorn.

From New York Times