pronghorn

2 definitions found

pronghorn - 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]

pronghorn - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pronghorn
      n 1: fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American
           plains with small branched horns [syn: pronghorn,
           prongbuck, pronghorn antelope, American antelope,
           Antilocapra americana]