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Bighorn definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana [syn: Bighorn, Bighorn River]
2: wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns [syn: bighorn, bighorn sheep, cimarron, Rocky Mountain bighorn, Rocky Mountain sheep, Ovis canadensis]

Merriam Webster's

geographical name river 336 miles (541 kilometers) N Wyoming & SE Montana flowing N into Yellowstone River — see wind

Merriam Webster's

noun see bighorn sheep

Britannica Concise

Either of two similar N. Amer. sheep: the Canadian bighorn (Ovis canadensis) and the Dall sheep (O. dalli). Bighorn have compact, muscular bodies; short, pointed ears; and very short tails. Both sexes have horns that in the male may curve in a spiral more than 39 in. (1 m) long. Their fur is usually brown with a whitish rump patch. Both species are about 39 in. (1 m) tall at the shoulder; the Canadian bighorn is heavier. They live in remote crags and cliffs of mountainous areas and feed mainly on grasses. The Canadian bighorn lives in small bands on refuges or inaccessible habitat, now reduced from its former N Mexico-Canada range. Dall sheep range from Alaska to British Columbia.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. an American sheep, Ovis canadensis, esp. native to the Rocky Mountains.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bighorn Big"horn`, n. (Zo["o]l.) The Rocky Mountain sheep (Ovis or Caprovis montana).