bighorn
bighorn · bighorns
толсторог, толсторогий баран
Dickhornschaf
Certain North American species of sheepCertain North American species of sheep
US/bˈɪɡhˌɔɹn/
» Public safety workers spotted the object while conducting a count of bighorn sheep.
Meaning
2 sensesCertain North American species of sheep
Certain North American species of sheep
Especially, Ovis canadensis, having large, curving horns.
More definitions
- wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
- a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana
Examples
3 sentencesPublic safety workers spotted the object while conducting a count of bighorn sheep.
The battle took place near the Little Bighorn River.
He was killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
ruОн погиб в битве при Литтл-Бигхорн.
deEr fiel in der Schlacht am Little Bighorn.
Origin
From big + horn.From big + horn.
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Forms
plural: bighornsSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns:bighorn sheepcimarronRocky Mountain bighornRocky Mountain sheepOvis canadensis
- a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana:Bighorn River