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Meaning of BIGHORN

Pronunciation:  'big`horn, 'big`horn

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
  2. [n]  a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana
 
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 Synonyms: Bighorn River, bighorn sheep, cimarron, Ovis canadensis, Rocky Mountain bighorn, Rocky Mountain sheep
 
 See Also: Equality State, genus Ovis, Montana, mountain sheep, MT, Ovis, river, Treasure State, WY, Wyoming

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Big"horn`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The Rocky Mountain sheep ({Ovis or Caprovis montana}).
 

 

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