Main Entry: prong·horn

Pronunciation: \ˈprȯŋ-ˌhȯrn, ˈpräŋ-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural pronghorn or pronghorns

Date: 1823

: a swift horned ruminant mammal (Antilocapra americana) chiefly of grasslands and deserts of western North America that resembles an antelope —called also pronghorn antelope

[pronghorn illustration]