(n) fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns, Syn. Antilocapra americana, prongbuck, American antelope, pronghorn antelope

pronk

(v) jump straight up, Example:kangaroos pronk

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Pronaos

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; before + &unr_; temple. ] (Arch.) The porch or vestibule of a temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pronate

a. [ L. pronatus, p. p. of pronare to bend forward. See Prone. ] Somewhat prone; inclined; as, pronate trees. Kane. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pronation

n. [ Cf. F. pronation. ] (Physiol.) (a) The act of turning the palm or palmar surface of the forefoot downward. (b) That motion of the forearm whereby the palm or palmar, surface is turned downward. (c) The position of the limb resulting from the act of pronation. Opposed to supination. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pronator

n. [ NL. ] (Anat.) A muscle which produces pronation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Prone

a. [ L. pronus, akin to Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, Skr. pravana sloping, inclined, and also to L. pro forward, for. See Pro-. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Bending forward; inclined; not erect. [ 1913 Webster ]

Towards him they bend
With awful reverence prone. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Prostrate; flat; esp., lying with the face down; -- opposed to supine. [ 1913 Webster ]

Which, as the wind,
Blew where it listed, laying all things prone. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Headlong; running downward or headlong. “Down thither prone in flight.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous; inclined; not level. [ 1913 Webster ]

Since the floods demand,
For their descent, a prone and sinking land. Blackmore. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Inclined; propense; disposed; -- applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to. “Prone to mischief.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Poets are nearly all prone to melancholy. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pronely

adv. In a prone manner or position. [ 1913 Webster ]

Proneness

n. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the erectness of man. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of lying with the face down; -- opposed to supineness. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Descent; declivity; as, the proneness of a hill. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition; as, proneness to self-gratification. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pronephric

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pronephros. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pronephron

‖‖/mhw>, n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; before + &unr_; a kidney. ] (Anat.) The head kidney. See under Head. [ 1913 Webster ]

Prong

n. [ Cf. D. prangen to pinch, press, LG. prange a stick, or W. procio to thrust, E. prowl, pang. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A sharp-pointed instrument. [ 1913 Webster ]

Prick it on a prong of iron. Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The tine of a fork, or of a similar instrument; as, a fork of two or three prongs. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) (a) A sharp projection, as of an antler. (b) The fang of a tooth. [ 1913 Webster ]

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