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bighorn

bighorn noun: certain North American species of sheep.

bighorn: certain North American species of sheep
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Noun

bighorn (plural bighorns)

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

Synonyms of bighorn

Forms of bighorn

pluralbighorns

Plural of bighorn: bighorns

Origin of bighorn

From big + horn.

Words formed from bighorn

Phrases with bighorn

Questions about bighorn

What does bighorn mean?
Bighorn means certain North American species of sheep.
What part of speech is bighorn?
Bighorn is a noun.
What is the plural of bighorn?
The plural of bighorn is bighorns.

Words near bighorn in the dictionary

  1. bigheads
  2. Bigheart
  3. bighearted
  4. bigheartedly
  5. bigheartedness
  6. bighorn
  7. Bighorn Mountains
  8. bighorn sheep
  9. bighorns
  10. bighouse
  11. bighouses

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