noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
A North American mammal, Antilocapra americana, that resembles an antelope.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prongbuck, pronghorn antelope, American antelope, Antilocapra americana
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ruminant
History
Etymology
From prong + horn.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Western Apache:
jaagé
— North American mammal
Bulgarian:
виторога антилопа
(vitoroga antilopa)
— North American mammal
Cahuilla:
tenill
— North American mammal
Catalan:
antílop americà
— North American mammal
Chinese Cantonese:
叉角羚
(caa1 gok3 ling4)
— North American mammal
Chinese Mandarin:
叉角羚
(chājiǎolíng)
— North American mammal
Czech:
vidloroh
— North American mammal
Danish:
gaffelbuk
— North American mammal
Danish:
gaffelantilope
— North American mammal
French:
antilocapre f antilope d’Amérique
— North American mammal
French:
cabrée
— North American mammal
Gabrielino-Fernandeño:
toonar
— North American mammal
Galician:
antílope americano
— North American mammal
German:
Gabelbock
— North American mammal
German:
Gabelhornantilope
— North American mammal
German:
Gabelantilope
— North American mammal
German:
Gabelhorntier
— North American mammal
German:
Gabelhornträger
— North American mammal
German:
Pronghorn
— North American mammal
Greek:
αντιλοκάπρα
(antilokápra)
— North American mammal
Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai:
'm'ul
— North American mammal
Hungarian:
villásszarvú antilop
— North American mammal
Irish:
biorbheannach
— North American mammal
Italian:
antilocapra
— North American mammal
Karok:
yupínsiih
— North American mammal
Korean:
가지뿔 영양
(gajippul yeong'yang)
— North American mammal
Central Sierra Miwok:
só·koju-
— North American mammal
Central Nahuatl:
teotlalmazatl
— North American mammal
Classical Nahuatl:
teotlalmazatl
— North American mammal
Navajo:
jádí
— North American mammal
Northern Paiute:
tɨnna
— North American mammal
Norwegian Bokmål:
gaffelbukk
— North American mammal
Norwegian Bokmål:
prærieantilope
— North American mammal
Norwegian Bokmål:
gaffelantilope
— North American mammal
Norwegian Nynorsk:
gaffelbukk
— North American mammal
Norwegian Nynorsk:
prærieantilope
— North American mammal
Norwegian Nynorsk:
gaffelantilope
— North American mammal
Polish:
widłoróg amerykański
— North American mammal
Portuguese:
antilocapra
— North American mammal
Portuguese:
antílope-americano
— North American mammal
Romanian:
antilocapră
— North American mammal
Russian:
вилоро́г
(viloróg)
— North American mammal
Russian:
вилоро́гая антило́па
(vilorógaja antilópa)
— North American mammal