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bighorn

/big-hawrn/US // ˈbɪgˌhɔrn //UK // (ˈbɪɡˌhɔːn) //

大角兽,大角嘴,山羊角,大角

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural big·horns, big·horn.

    • : a wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of the Rocky Mountains, with large, curving horns.

Examples

  • As the highest road in Oregon climbs Steens’s lush slopes, you may spot bighorn sheep, wild horses, and antelope.

  • Take your time viewing the glaciers, then continue to the open meadows to spy bighorn sheep.

  • You might spot ringtail cats, javelinas, coatimundis, bighorn sheep, and over 200 species of birds.

  • I took the remote control and found a nature channel, where bighorn sheep collided against each other in alpine meadows.

  • And they made a great noise when Bighorn said, “You will soon be very good trappers.”

  • But Chipper was a bright young man, and he found a way of using a spear-noose so that he could throw as well as Bighorn.

  • Bighorn, who was still the leader, sent Little-bear to watch where the trail crossed the hills.

  • And when Bighorn nodded his head, Fleetfoot told the people the story of how he and Flaker had worked and played together.

  • We had a great feast in the evening—roast bighorn ribs, broiled trout, a quantity of blueberries, and so on.