bighorn
noun
a wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of the Rocky Mountains, with large, curving horns.
bighorns
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pluralof bighorn.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The NPS estimates that up to 200 bighorns live in Joshua Tree with a total population of around 13,000 across regions of California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2022
“A wildlife overcrossing here would serve both bighorns and modern travelers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
Thirty bighorns were brought to the Catalinas that year and more were brought in each of the next three years.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2017
The agency is developing a larger plan to consider whether it needs to curtail domestic sheep in Wyoming and other western states to reduce the threat to bighorns.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 30, 2015
As we have said, they are now more commonly known as bighorns.
From First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 by Noah Brooks
