big·horn sheep

big·horn sheep
/ˈbıgˌhoɚn-/ noun, pl ⋯ sheep [count]
: a kind of wild sheep with long curved horns that lives in the mountains of western North America — called also bighorn

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  • bighorn sheep — big|horn sheep [ˌbıgho:n ˈʃi:p US ho:rn ] n a wild sheep with long curved horns that lives in the mountains of western North America …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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