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noun prong·horn \ ˈprȯŋ-ˌhȯrn , ˈpräŋ- \

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plural pronghorn or pronghorns

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

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The desert expanse serves as a migration corridor for mule deer and pronghorn, as well as habitat for imperiled species, such as the sage grouse, hoary bat and flowering White River catseye.

— susan levine, Washington Post, "Meet the nation’s most endangered monuments," 22 Aug. 2017
There are populations of wolves, black and grizzly bears, deer, elk and pronghorn antelope ranging freely, some crossing from nearby Yellowstone Park.

— deena shanker, Bloomberg.com, "Bison Returned From the Brink Just in Time for Climate Change," 31 July 2017
The hills were literally painted in orange, yellow and blue with pronghorns dancing in between.

— mercury news readers, The Mercury News, "April 30 Letters: A simple solution to potential tax reform shortfall," 30 Apr. 2017
But people’s suggestions on Twitter include an electrical plug, a trident and a pronghorn.

— margot sanger-katz, New York Times, "Why Republicans Keep Talking About Health Care ‘Prongs’," 16 Mar. 2017
This was rolling grasslands, with deer and pronghorn, and enormous skies with no hills or forests obstructing them.

— National Geographic, "This Man Hiked the Entire Route of the Keystone XL Pipeline," 12 Mar. 2017
This strategy led some animals, like pronghorns, to essentially wrestle (watch a video), whereas others, like sheep, ram their opponents.

— National Geographic, "Bizarre Horns of the Animal Kingdom," 6 Aug. 2016
One was a mammal, the fleet and graceful pronghorn antelope.

— rachel carson, The New Yorker, "Silent Spring—I," 1 Jan. 1950

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: a large animal of western North America that looks like an antelope

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noun prong·horn \ ˈprȯŋ-ˌhȯrn \

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:an animal that resembles an antelope and lives mostly in the grasslands and deserts of western North America

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