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. 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

geographical name

Big·​horn ˈbig-ˌhȯrn How to pronounce Bighorn (audio)
river 336 miles (541 kilometers) long in northern Wyoming and southeastern Montana flowing north into the Yellowstone River see wind

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