noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Certain North American species of sheep
2. 2
   wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns wordnet
3. 3
   Certain North American species of sheep; especially, Ovis canadensis, having large, curving horns.

Synonyms

All synonyms

bighorn sheepbighorn rivercimarronovis canadensisrocky mountain bighornrocky mountain sheep

Example

More examples

"The battle took place near the Little Bighorn River."

Etymology

From big + horn.

Related phrases

Nelson's bighornnorth americanovis canadensisovis dalli

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