pronghorn
A North American mammal, Antilocapra americana, that resembles an antelopeA North American mammal, Antilocapra americana, that resembles an antelope.
» Pronghorn antelope abound in these parts.
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1 sensesA North American mammal, Antilocapra americana, that resembles an antelope.
Gabelbock, Gabelhornantilope, Gabelantilope
вилоро́гviloróg, вилоро́гая антило́паvilorógaja antilópa
fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns
Examples
2 sentencesPronghorn antelope abound in these parts.
We must have seen a thousand pronghorn on the drive across Kansas.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From prong + horn.From prong + horn.
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Forms
plural: pronghorn / pronghorns| Singular | pronghorn |
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| Plural | pronghorn / pronghorns |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns:prongbuckpronghorn antelopeAmerican antelopeAntilocapra americana
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.