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Pronghorn   /prˈɔŋhˌɔrn/   Listen
Pronghorn

noun
1.
Fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns.  Synonyms: American antelope, Antilocapra americana, prongbuck, pronghorn antelope.






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"Pronghorn" Quotes from Famous Books



... laws as an interference with the healthful interactions of competition. Greenhow potted quail in the Temblors where by simply rolling out of his blanket he could bag two score at a shot as they flocked, sleek and stately blue, down the runways to the drinking places. He took pronghorn at Castac with a repeating rifle and a lure of his red necktie held aloft on a cleaning rod, and packed them four to a mule-back down the Tejon to Summerfield. He shot farrow does and fished out of season, and had never heard of the sportsmanly obligation ...
— Defenders of Democracy • Militia of Mercy



Words linked to "Pronghorn" :   prongbuck, American antelope, Antilocapra, pronghorn antelope, Antilocapra americana, ruminant, genus Antilocapra



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