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longhorn

Syllables: long·hornUK/ˈlɒŋhɔːn/US/ˈlɔŋhɔɹn/

longhorn noun: a breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of southwest United States. Also the ellipsis of longhorn beetle.

longhorn: a breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of southwest United States
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Noun

longhorn (plural longhorns)

  1. A breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of southwest United States.

Also used as

longhorn is also the ellipsis of longhorn beetle.

Forms of longhorn

plurallonghorns

Plural of longhorn: longhorns

Origin of longhorn

From long + horn.

Words formed from longhorn

Phrases with longhorn

Questions about longhorn

What does longhorn mean?
Longhorn means a breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of southwest United States.
What part of speech is longhorn?
Longhorn is a noun.
How do you pronounce longhorn?
Longhorn is pronounced /ˈlɔŋhɔɹn/ (US).
What is the plural of longhorn?
The plural of longhorn is longhorns.

Words near longhorn in the dictionary

  1. longheadedness
  2. longheads
  3. longheld
  4. Longhirst
  5. Longhope
  6. longhorn
  7. longhorn beetle
  8. longhorn beetles
  9. longhorn forestflies
  10. longhorn forestfly
  11. longhorned

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