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单词 bighorn
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bighorn

[ big-hawrn ]
/ ˈbɪgˌhɔrn /

noun, plural big·horns, (especially collectively) big·horn.

a wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of the Rocky Mountains, with large, curving horns.
Also called cimarron, Rocky Mountain bighorn, Rocky Mountain sheep.

Origin of bighorn

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; big1 + horn

Words nearby bighorn

bighead, big head, have a, big-hearted, big hitter, big hook, bighorn, Bighorn Mountains, big house, bight, big idea, big Ike

Definition for bighorn (2 of 2)

Bighorn
[ big-hawrn ]
/ ˈbɪgˌhɔrn /

noun

a river flowing from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in S Montana. 336 miles (540 km) long.
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British Dictionary definitions for bighorn

bighorn
/ (ˈbɪɡˌhɔːn) /

noun plural -horns or -horn

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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