nelson bighorn sheep

nelson bighorn sheep
noun
Usage: usually capitalized N
Etymology: probably from the name Nelson
: a large dark-coated wild sheep that is a variety (Ovis Canadensis nelsoni) of the bighorn distinguished by its very large horns and now rare over much of its range in the mountainous regions of western No. America

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