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bighorn

1 American  
[big-hawrn] / ˈbɪgˌhɔrn /

noun

plural

bighorns,

plural

bighorn

  1. a wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of the Rocky Mountains, with large, curving horns.

Bighorn 2 American  
[big-hawrn] / ˈbɪgˌhɔrn /

noun

  1. a river flowing from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in S Montana. 336 miles (540 km) long.

bighorn British  
/ ˈbɪɡˌhɔːn /

noun

  1. a large wild sheep, Ovis canadensis , inhabiting mountainous regions in North America and NE Asia: family Bovidae , order Artiodactyla . The male has massive curved horns, and the species is well adapted for climbing and leaping

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Etymology

Origin of bighorn

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; big 1 + horn

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