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Bighorn in American English
any of a number of sheep with large horns, esp. a large, wild, hairy species (Ovis canadensis) of the Rocky Mountains
river in WC Wyo. flowing northward into the Yellowstone River in S Mont.: c. 450 mi (724 km)
noun: a wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of the Rocky Mountains, with large, curving horns

bighorn in British English
noun: a large wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, inhabiting mountainous regions in North America and NE Asia: family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla. The male has massive curved horns, and the species is well adapted for climbing and leaping

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