Texas longhorn

noun

: any of a breed of relatively small cattle developed in the U.S. from descendants of the original longhorns and typically having a horn spread that averages 40 to 65 inches (100 to 165 centimeters) and a variable color pattern

called also longhorn

Examples of Texas longhorn in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Every day at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Texas longhorns (Longhorns Gear) make their way down Exchange Avenue, led by drovers on horseback. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2026

Guests can also take photos with a real-life Texas longhorn. —Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026

Stetson has partnered with Bulova on a collection of watches that will feature not only a Texas longhorn skull, but also an American bison. —Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 9 Dec. 2025

Turns out, if the large bird above you has a white triangle across its upper body resembling Texas longhorn antlers, that’s a condor. —Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025

What do nine Hawaiian snails have in common with the Texas longhorn, the Florida panther and the California grizzly bear? —Maddie Bender, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025

That would be Bevo, the famed real-life Texas longhorn. —Jill Martin, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Texas longhorn

• adorn
• airborne
• blackthorn
• broomcorn
• buckhorn
• buckthorn
• careworn
• firstborn
• foodborne
• forborne
• forewarn
• forlorn