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Webster 1913 Edition
Pronghorn
Prong′hornˊ
,Noun.
(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 cabrée
, cabut
, prongbuck
, and pronghorned antelope
.