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Rocky Mountain sheep

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big•horn

(ˈbɪgˌhɔrn)

n., pl. -horns, (esp. collectively) -horn.

a wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of the Rocky Mountains, with large, curving horns.

Also called Rocky Mountain sheep.

[1775–85, Amer.]

Big•horn

(ˈbɪgˌhɔrn)

n.

a river flowing from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in S Montana. 336 mi. (540 km) long.

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Rocky Mountain sheep - wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns

bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis, Rocky Mountain bighorn, cimarron, bighorn

genus Ovis, Ovis - sheep

mountain sheep - any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions

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