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- [prawng-hawrn, prong-]
- /ˈprɔŋˌhɔrn, ˈprɒŋ-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [prawng-hawrn, prong-]
- /ˈprɔŋˌhɔrn, ˈprɒŋ-/
Definitions of pronghorn word
- noun plural pronghorn a fleet, antelopelike ruminant, Antilocapra americana, of the plains of western North America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas. 1
- noun pronghorn North American antelope 1
- noun pronghorn a ruminant mammal, Antilocapra americana, inhabiting rocky deserts of North America and having small branched horns: family Antilocapridae 0
- noun pronghorn the only species (Antilocapra americana) of a family (Antilocapridae) of ruminants of Mexico and the W U.S., having curved horns, each with one prong, that are shed annually: resembles both the deer and the antelope 0
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Origin of pronghorn
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15; prong + horn
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Parts of speech for Pronghorn
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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pronghorn popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
pronghorn usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with pronghorn
- how fast can a pronghorn run?
- what is a pronghorn?
- what is pronghorn?
- what is a pronghorn antelope?
- what do pronghorn antelope eat?
- what eats a pronghorn?
- what does a pronghorn antelope eat?
- how fast is a pronghorn?
- how fast can a pronghorn antelope run?
- where do pronghorn antelope live?
- why is the pronghorn endangered?
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