Pronghorn

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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