pronghorn

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprɒŋˌhɔːn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prông′hôrn′, prong′-)

Inflections of 'pronghorn' (n):
pronghorns
npl (All usages)
pronghorn
npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "We saw a herd of pronghorn in the distance.")

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
prong•horn  (prông′hôrn′, prong′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -horns, (esp. collectively) -horn. 
  1. Mammalsa fleet, antelopelike ruminant, Antilocapra americana, of the plains of western North America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas. Also called prong′horn an′telope. 
  • prong + horn 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pronghorn /ˈprɒŋˌhɔːn/ n
  1. a ruminant mammal, Antilocapra americana, inhabiting rocky deserts of North America and having small branched horns: family AntilocapridaeAlso called: American antelope
'pronghorn' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
antelope

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