What does "pronghorn" mean?

A North American mammal, Antilocapra americana, that resembles an antelope.

Pronghorn

Common synonyms include: pronghorn antelope, american antelope, animal, antelope, antilocapra americana, armadillo.

noun

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Noun

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A North American mammal, Antilocapra americana, that resembles an antelope.
"If historical records are accurate, the current population of about 250 pronghorn in the northern range is less than 15% of that in the early 1900s (YNP 1997) (Figure 4–7)."
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fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns wordnet

"We must have seen a thousand pronghorn on the drive across Kansas."

From prong + horn.

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