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bighorn definition

☆ big·horn (-hôrn′)

noun pl. bighorns -·horns′ or bighorn -·horn′

any of a number of sheep with large horns, esp. a large, wild, hairy species (Ovis canadensis) of the Rocky Mountains
Bighorn definition

Big·horn (big′hôrn′)

river in WC Wyo. flowing northward into the Yellowstone River in S Mont.: c. 450 mi (724 km)

Etymology: after the bighorn sheep

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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