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Either of two North American species of sheep, Ovis canadensis and Ovis dalli, having large, curving horns
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bighorn — ● bighorn nom masculin (américain big horn, grosse corne) Mouton sauvage d Amérique du Nord, aux cornes spiralées. ⇒BIGHORN, subst. masc. ZOOL. Mouflon des montagnes d Amérique, ressemblant à l argali et vivant entre l Arizona et la Colombie… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Bighorn — Big horn , n. (Zo[ o]l.) The Rocky Mountain sheep ({Ovis montana} or {Caprovis montana}); called also {bighorn sheep}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bighorn — [big′hôrn΄] [after the bighorn sheep] river in WC Wyo. flowing northward into the Yellowstone River in S Mont.: c. 450 mi (724 km) … English World dictionary
bighorn — ☆ bighorn [big′hôrn΄ ] n. pl. bighorns or bighorn any of a number of sheep with large horns, esp. a large, wild, hairy species (Ovis canadensis) of the Rocky Mountains … English World dictionary
Bighorn — (engl., »Dickhorn«), s. Schaf … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Bighorn — Bighorn, s. Schaf … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Bighorn — 43°34′51″N 108°12′45″O / 43.58083, 108.2125 … Wikipédia en Français
bighorn — /big hawrn /, n., pl. bighorns, (esp. collectively) bighorn. a wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of the Rocky Mountains, with large, curving horns. Also called cimarron, Rocky Mountain bighorn, Rocky Mountain sheep. [1775 85, Amer.; BIG1 + HORN] * * * … Universalium
Bighorn — /big hawrn /, n. a river flowing from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in S Montana. 336 mi. (540 km) long. * * * I or mountain sheep Stocky, climbing hoofed mammal (Ovis canadensis) of western North America. Both sexes have horns that in … Universalium
Bighorn — (as used in expressions) Bighorn, cordillera Bighorn, río Little Bighorn, batalla de … Enciclopedia Universal
bighorn — /ˈbɪghɔn/ (say bighawn) noun (plural bighorn or bighorns) a wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of south western Canada, western US and northern Mexico, with large, curving horns. Also, bighorn sheep …
