pronghorn
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Etymology
Noun
pronghorn (plural pronghorn or pronghorns)
- A North American mammal, Antilocapra americana, that resembles an antelope.
- 2002, National Research Council, Ecological Dynamics on Yellowstone's Northern Range, unnumbered page:
- If historical records are accurate, the current population of about 250 pronghorn in the northern range is less than 15% of that in the early 1900s (YNP 1997) (Figure 4–7).
- 2009, John A. Byers, Built for Speed: A Year in the Life of Pronghorn, page 6:
- When a pronghorn breaks into an easy, rocking canter (a 30 miles per hour pace that it can keep up indefinitely), the humerus swings back and forth over just a few inches with each stride. Only when a pronghorn stretches into a gallop does the humerus appear to be swinging freely, and then the hoof travels several yards with each stride.
- 2011, Ted L. Clark, “13: Wildlife Management Programs, Goals, and Issues: The State Perspective, 1990”, in Raymond C. Telfair II, editor, Texas Wildlife Resources and Land Uses, page 220:
- For the 10-year period 1981-90 an additional 736 pronghorns were transplanted within the state.
During 1980-90, pronghorn occupied about 13.5 million acres in the Trans-Pecos, High Plains, Rolling Plains, and Edwards Plateau ecological regions.
Synonyms
- (Antilocapra americana): pronghorn antelope
Translations
North American mammal
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References
pronghorn on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Antilocapra americana on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Antilocapra americana on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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