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ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Rocky Mountain bighorn mean?
• ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN (noun)
The noun ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN has 1 sense:
1. wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
Familiarity information: ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN (noun)
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 ("Rocky Mountain bighorn" is a kind of...):
mountain sheep (any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions)
Holonyms ("Rocky Mountain bighorn" is a member of...):
genus Ovis; Ovis (sheep)
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