Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The Rocky Mountain sheep, Ovis montana: so called from the immense size of the horns, which resemble those of the argali, but are shorter and comparatively stouter and not so spiral.
- noun . The great fossil Irish elk of the peat-bogs, Cervus megaceros.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The Rocky Mountain sheep (
Ovis montana orCaprovis montana ); called alsobighorn sheep .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Either of two
North American species ofsheep ,Ovis canadensis andOvis dalli , having large, curvinghorns
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
- noun a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana
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Examples
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Eventually, the population diverged into three distinct species: the snow sheep of Siberia; the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (including the desert bighorn subspecies) of the western United States and southern Canadian Rockies; and the Dall sheep (including the stone sheep subspecies) of Alaska, northern British Columbia, and southern Yukon.
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This brings up several questions and observations, not the least of which is this: What do you call a bighorn sheep young'n?
Summit Daily News - Top Stories Bob Ewebanks 2009
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"bighorn" -- a wild sheep that inhabits these mountains, so closely resembling the _Ovis ammon_ of the Himalayas, as to be regarded by some naturalists as belonging to the same species.
The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" Mayne Reid 1850
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Other large mammals, such as bighorn sheep and mule deer, seek shady spots during the day and remain inactive.
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Like the chamois of Switzerland and the "bighorn" of the Rocky Mountains, they can glide along steep ledges when neither men nor dogs can find footing.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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Like the chamois of Switzerland and the "bighorn" of the Rocky Mountains, they can glide along steep ledges where neither men nor dogs can find footing.
The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850
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These antlers, made from bone, are different from horns that are found on other Colorado animals, such as bighorn sheep and mountain goats.
Vail Daily - Top Stories Gabrielle Scherzer Curious Nature Vail 2010
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These antlers, made from bone, are different from horns that are found on other Colorado animals, such as bighorn sheep and mountain goats.
Vail Daily - Top Stories Gabrielle Scherzer Curious Nature Vail 2010
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These antlers, made from bone, are different from horns that are found on other Colorado animals, such as bighorn sheep and mountain goats.
Vail Daily - Top Stories Gabrielle Scherzer Curious Nature Vail 2010
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These antlers, made from bone, are different from horns that are found on other Colorado animals, such as bighorn sheep and mountain goats.
Vail Daily - Top Stories Gabrielle Scherzer Curious Nature Vail 2010
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