bighorn

English

A bighorn (Ovis canadensis)

Etymology

From big +‎ horn.

Noun

bighorn (plural bighorns)

1. Certain North American species of sheep

   Synonym: bighorn sheep

   1. especially, Ovis canadensis, having large, curving horns.

Derived terms

• Nelson's bighorn

Translations

O. canadensis — see bighorn sheep

O. dalli — see thinhorn sheep

References

• Bighorn Sheep on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ovis canadensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ovis dalli on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Ovis canadensis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Category:Ovis dalli on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons