bighorn
noun
less common variant of bighorn sheep
: a usually grayish-brown wild sheep (Ovis canadensis) of mountainous and desert regions of western North America
Note: The bighorn sheep has a white patch on the rump and, in the males, massive horns that curve up and back over the ears and then up and forward toward the cheeks.
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Only two limited hunts have been held for these Rocky Mountain bighorns.
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Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Boggan was present when Carrey agreed to sell both his ranch and the bighorn collection to Robert Senter.
—Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
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Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Boggan was present when Carrey agreed to sell both his ranch and the bighorn collection to Robert Senter.
—Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Bighorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bighorn. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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Bighorn
geographical name
Big·horn
ˈbig-ˌhȯrn 
river 336 miles (541 kilometers) long in northern Wyoming and southeastern Montana flowing north into the Yellowstone River see wind
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