Rocky Mountain bighorn
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Rocky Mountain bighorn
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15
Example Sentences
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In 2019, Schubarth paid $400 to a hunting guide for testicles from a trophy-sized Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep that had been killed in Montana.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
Wildlife officers first spotted the elk with the tire around its neck in July 2019 while conducting a population survey for Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and mountain goats in the Mount Evans Wilderness area.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2021
Wildlife officers first spotted the elk with the tire around its neck in July 2019 while conducting a population survey for Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and mountain goats in the Mount Evans Wilderness.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2021
Next week, biologists will collar Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in the Lower Imnaha River area to help wildlife managers monitor herds in northeast Oregon.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2014
Boys, I saw mountain sheep, the real old genuine Rocky Mountain bighorn.
From Desert Gold by Grey, Zane
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