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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 …

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  1. n. 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 cabree, cabut, prongbuck, and pronghorned antelope.
  2. n. fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns
  3. 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.
  4. An American antelope (Antilocapra Americana), native of theplain near the Rocky Mountains. The upper parts are mostly yellowishbrown; the under parts, the sides of the head and throat, and thebuttocks, are white. The horny sheath of the horns is shed annually.Called also cabrée, cabut, prongbuck, and pronghorned antelope.
  5. n:100 n. fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns