pronghorns

Variant of pronghorn

pronghorn definition

☆ prong·horn (prôŋ′hôrn′)

noun pl. pronghorns -·horns′ or pronghorn -·horn′

the only species (Antilocapra americana) of a family (Antilocapridae) of ruminants of Mexico and the W U.S., having curved horns, each with one prong, that are shed annually: resembles both the deer and the antelope

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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