bighorn

[ big-hawrn ]

/ ˈbɪgˌhɔrn /

noun, plural big·horns, (especially collectively) big·horn.

a wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of the Rocky Mountains, with large, curving horns.

Also called cimarron, Rocky Mountain bighorn, Rocky Mountain sheep.

Origin of bighorn

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; big¹ + horn

Words nearby bighorn

bighead, big head, have a, big-hearted, big hitter, big hook, bighorn, Bighorn Mountains, big house, bight, big idea, big Ike

Definition for bighorn (2 of 2)

Bighorn

[ big-hawrn ]

/ ˈbɪgˌhɔrn /

noun

a river flowing from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in S Montana. 336 miles (540 km) long.

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for bighorn

I took the remote control and found a nature channel, where bighorn sheep collided against each other in alpine meadows.
To Shoot or Not to Shoot|Edward Conlon|April 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
At their games of throwing spears and javelins, Bighorn was almost sure to win.
The Later Cave-Men|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
The Rocky Mountain Park probably excels in the number of bighorn sheep.
Your National Parks|Enos A. Mills
For Bighorn knew better than to make fun of weapons Greybeard used.
The Later Cave-Men|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp

I beleive the bighorn have their young at a very early season, say early in March for they appear now to be half grown.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark|Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Fort Sarpy was on the right bank of the Yellowstone, twenty-five miles above the mouth of the Bighorn.
The Way to the West|Emerson Hough

British Dictionary definitions for bighorn

bighorn

/ (ˈbɪɡˌhɔːn) /

noun plural -horns or -horn

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bighorn
释义	bighorn [ big-hawrn ] / ˈbɪgˌhɔrn / noun, plural big·horns, (especially collectively) big·horn. a wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of the Rocky Mountains, with large, curving horns. Also called cimarron, Rocky Mountain bighorn, Rocky Mountain sheep. Origin of bighorn An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; big¹ + horn Words nearby bighorn bighead, big head, have a, big-hearted, big hitter, big hook, bighorn, Bighorn Mountains, big house, bight, big idea, big Ike Definition for bighorn (2 of 2) Bighorn [ big-hawrn ] / ˈbɪgˌhɔrn / noun a river flowing from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in S Montana. 336 miles (540 km) long. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bighorn I took the remote control and found a nature channel, where bighorn sheep collided against each other in alpine meadows. To Shoot or Not to Shoot\|Edward Conlon\|April 14, 2011\|DAILY BEAST At their games of throwing spears and javelins, Bighorn was almost sure to win. The Later Cave-Men\|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp The Rocky Mountain Park probably excels in the number of bighorn sheep. Your National Parks\|Enos A. Mills For Bighorn knew better than to make fun of weapons Greybeard used. The Later Cave-Men\|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp I beleive the bighorn have their young at a very early season, say early in March for they appear now to be half grown. The Journals of Lewis and Clark\|Meriwether Lewis and William Clark Fort Sarpy was on the right bank of the Yellowstone, twenty-five miles above the mouth of the Bighorn. The Way to the West\|Emerson Hough British Dictionary definitions for bighorn bighorn / (ˈbɪɡˌhɔːn) / noun plural -horns or -horn 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看	beading of ribs beadle beadledom bead lightning bead molding bead plane bead plant beadroll bead-ruby beadsman beadswoman bead test bead tree beadwork beady beady eye beady-eyed beagle beaglehole beagling beak beaked pelvis beaked whale beaker beaker cell