bighorn

English

A bighorn (Ovis canadensis)

Etymology

big +‎ horn

Noun

bighorn (plural bighorns)

Certain North American species of sheep
Synonym: bighorn sheep
1. especially, Ovis canadensis, having large, curving horns.

Derived terms

Nelson's bighorn

Translations

O. canadensis — see bighorn sheep

O. dalli — see thinhorn sheep

References

Bighorn Sheep on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ovis canadensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ovis dalli on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ovis canadensis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ovis dalli on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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