Meanings
nounbighorn (plural bighorns)
plural bighorns
- Certain North American species of sheep
Synonyms: bighorn sheep
- especially, Ovis canadensis, having large, curving horns.
Synonyms: bighorn sheep
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCertain North American species of sheep
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nounespecially, Ovis canadensis, having large, curving horns.
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nounwild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
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APA
bighorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bighorn
MLA
“bighorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bighorn. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bighorn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bighorn.
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