Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Pronghorn"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Pronghorn \Prong"horn`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
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}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

pronghorn
n : fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American
plains with small branched horns [syn: {prongbuck}, {pronghorn
antelope}, {American antelope}, {Antilocapra americana}]


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