Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A ruminant mammal (Antilocapra americana) of western North American plains that resembles an antelope, has forked horns that are shed and regrown annually, and is noted for its speed.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having horns with a prong or snag, as the prongbuck: as, the pronghorn antelope.
- noun The prongbuck or cabrit.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) 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 alsocabrée ,cabut ,prongbuck , andpronghorned antelope .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A North American mammal, Antilocapra americana, resembling an
antelope , also called pronghorn antelope.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns
Etymologies
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Examples
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This particular type of deer is called a pronghorn deer and has two sharp horns that come out of its head.
Are We There Yet? Robert Caprio 2003
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This particular type of deer is called a pronghorn deer and has two sharp horns that come out of its head.
Are We There Yet? Robert Caprio 2003
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THE DISTANT PRONGHORN Once Hunter B calls a pronghorn close, he uses a rangefinder to help Hunter A with the often difficult job of judging distance in the open terrain.
Two-Person Strategies for Hunting Whitetails, Elk, and Pronghorn Antelope with a Bow 2005
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my wild salmon dilemma pronghorn antelopes heart wolves bit of an inside joke, but still worth posting random notes from nyc and usa
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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The relatively mild winter microclimate, coupled with an abundant food supply, provides critical winter range for native ungulates such as pronghorn Antilocapra americana, mule deer Odocoileus hemionus and white-tailed deer O. virginianus.
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Your own list would look little different than this one (in fact except for the 7mm Rem., you have all these rounds in the cartridge guide you wrote a couple of years ago). .300 Magnums are a little heavy for deer and pronghorn, but about right for everything else, so them being #1 is probably about right.
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Yeah, it's an ugly gun, but what elk, deer, pronghorn or coyote cared HOW the gun looked that killed 'em?!
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Yeah, it's an ugly gun, but what elk, deer, pronghorn or coyote cared HOW the gun looked that killed 'em?!
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Pheasant, quail, ducks & geese, elk, pronghorn, mule deer, the list goes on and on. we have the most diverse flora and fauna in the u.s. 0 Good Comment?
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Pheasant, quail, ducks & geese, elk, pronghorn, mule deer, the list goes on and on. we have the most diverse flora and fauna in the u.s. 0 Good Comment?
bilby commented on the word pronghorn
I like saying this word, out of all proportion to the legitimate opportunities I have to say it.
I'm sure you people understand.
June 20, 2014
yarb commented on the word pronghorn
Bilby you put the rongh in porn.
June 22, 2014
bilby commented on the word pronghorn
yarb babe, I'm feelin' pronghorny tonight.
June 22, 2014
qms commented on the word pronghorn
Impala and springbok, to name just a few,
A great many antelopes I never gnu.
There’s dik-dik and pronghorn
(The bluebuck is long gone.).
I never could name them. Kudu?
June 23, 2014
bilby commented on the word pronghorn
Some of your best work here, qms.
June 24, 2014
qms commented on the word pronghorn
Thank you, bilby. You were right to cite pronghorn as a word of great promise.
June 25, 2014