Meanings
nounlonghorn (plural longhorns)
plural longhorns
- A breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of southwest United States.
- abbreviationellipsisbiologyEllipsis of longhorn beetle.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlong-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States
Similar
Texas longhorn
Broader
beefbeef cattle
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dlongʰos
- Proto-Germanic*langaz
- Proto-West Germanic*lang
- Old Englishlang
- Middle Englishlong
- Englishlong
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱerh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥h₂nós
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥h₂nóm
- Proto-Germanic*hurną
- Proto-West Germanic*horn
- Old Englishhorn
- Middle Englishhorn
- Englishhorn
- Englishlonghorn
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 長角牛 /长角牛
- 長角牛 /长角牛 (chángjiǎo niú)breed of beef cattle
French longhorn
- longhornbreed of beef cattle
Irish bó fhadadharcach
- bó fhadadharcachbreed of beef cattle
Spanish res de cuernos largos
- res de cuernos largosbreed of beef cattle
Cite this entry
APA
longhorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longhorn
MLA
“longhorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longhorn. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “longhorn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longhorn.
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