bighorn

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English[edit]

It has been requested that this entry be merged with bighorn sheep(+).
A bighorn (Ovis canadensis)

Etymology[edit]

big +‎ horn

Noun[edit]

bighorn (plural bighorns)

  1. Certain North American species of sheep
    Synonym: bighorn sheep
    1. especially, Ovis canadensis, having large, curving horns.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

O. canadensis — see bighorn sheep
O. dalli — see thinhorn sheep

References[edit]

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