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BIGHORN SHEEP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bighorn sheep mean?
• BIGHORN SHEEP (noun)
The noun BIGHORN SHEEP has 1 sense:
1. wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
Familiarity information: BIGHORN SHEEP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
bighorn; bighorn sheep; cimarron; Ovis canadensis; Rocky Mountain bighorn; Rocky Mountain sheep
Hypernyms ("bighorn sheep" is a kind of...):
mountain sheep (any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions)
Holonyms ("bighorn sheep" is a member of...):
genus Ovis; Ovis (sheep)
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"A fire should be extinguished when it is small; an enemy should be subdued while young." (Bhutanese proverb)
"Don't take any wooden nickels." (American proverb)
"To make an elephant out of a mosquito." (Dutch proverb)