bighorn

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɪɡˌhɔːn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(big′hôrn′)

Inflections of 'bighorn' (n):
bighorns
npl (All usages)
bighorn
npl (Can be used as a collective plural—"Bighorn live in mountainous areas.")

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
big•horn  (big′hôrn′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -horns, (esp. collectively) -horn. 
  1. Mammalsa wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of the Rocky Mountains, with large, curving horns. Also called cimarron, Rocky Mountain bighorn, Rocky Mountain sheep. 
  • big1 + horn 1775–85, American.

Big•horn  (big′hôrn′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa river flowing from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in S Montana. 336 mi. (540 km) long.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bighorn /ˈbɪɡˌhɔːn/ n ( pl -horns, -horn)
  1. 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
'bighorn' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Little Bighorn - Bighorn Mountains - cimarron - Crazy Horse - gall - Little Horn - mountain sheep - Rocky Mountain bighorn - Rocky Mountain sheep - Sitting Bull

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