Rocky Mountain sheep

n. See bighorn sheep.

big•horn

(ˈbɪgˌhɔrn)

n., pl. -horns, (esp. collectively) -horn. a wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of the Rocky Mountains, with large, curving horns. Also called Rocky Mountain sheep. [1775–85, Amer.]

Big•horn

(ˈbɪgˌhɔrn)

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

Thesaurus

Noun

Rocky Mountain sheep - wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled hornsbighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis, Rocky Mountain bighorn, cimarron, bighorngenus Ovis, Ovis - sheepmountain sheep - any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions

Rocky Mountain sheep

Rocky Mountain sheep:

see bighornbighorn
or Rocky Mountain sheep,
wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of W North America, formerly plentiful in mountains from SW Canada to N Mexico. Indiscriminate hunting, disease, and scarcity of food enormously reduced its numbers by the mid-20th cent.
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Rocky Mountain sheep

noun

Synonyms for Rocky Mountain sheep

noun wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns

Synonyms

bighorn sheep
Ovis canadensis
Rocky Mountain bighorn
cimarron
bighorn

Related Words

genus Ovis
Ovis
mountain sheep

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