单词 | bighorn sheep |
释义 | > as lemmasbighorn sheep More fully bighorn sheep. Any of several species of wild sheep with large curved horns native to mountainous areas of North America; spec. Ovis canadensis, found mainly in the Rocky Mountains. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > ovis canadensis (bighorn) mountain rama1625 mountain sheep1802 bighorn1805 Rocky Mountain sheep1812 cimarron1850 Rocky Mountain bighorn1860 mountain buffalo1868 1805 W. Clark Jrnl. 3 Apr. in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1987) III. 331 Horns of the Mountain Ram or big horn. 1849 W. Irving Astoria 240 The bighorn is so named from its horns; which are of a great size, and twisted like those of a ram. 1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West xxxi. 676 A day..will bring one to the range of larger game, such as cinnamon bears, mountain lions and bighorn sheep. 1926 Chambers's Jrnl. July 449/1 It had been the regular route traversed by large droves of bighorn. 1961 Jrnl. Paleontol. 35 599/2 There are only two species of bighorn sheep found in North America today—Ovis dalli and Ovis canadensis. 2002 Sci. Amer. May 20/3 Only about 130 bighorns exist in the state, says the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. < as lemmas |
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