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| Noun | 1. A river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana.[Wordnet] 2. Wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns.[Wordnet] 3. The Rocky Mountain sheep (Ovis / Caprovis montana).[Websters]. | |
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"Bighorn" is a common misspelling or typo for: Bighorns. |
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Date "Bighorn" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1821. (references) |
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| Badlands bighorn | The Badlands bighorn (Ovis canadiensis audubonis) is an extinct species of sheep. It was last killed in 1905 at Magpie Creek, North Dakota. (references) | ||
| Battle of Little Bighorn | A battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Battle of the Little Bighorn | A battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Battle of The Little Bighorn | The Battle of The Little Bighorn was an armed engagement between a Lakota-Northern Cheyenne combined force and the 7th cavalry of the United States Army. It occurred June 25-June 26th 1876, near the bighorn river in the eastern Montana territory. The battle was the most famous of the Indian Wars and brought a remarkable victory for the Lakota and North Cheyenne. (references) | ||
| Bighorn Airways | Bighorn Airways is an airline based in Sheridan, Wyoming, USA. It operates domestic charter passenger and cargo services, including on-demand services for UPS. (references) | ||
| Bighorn Basin | The Bighorn Basin is a plateau region, approximately 100 mi (160 km) wide, in north central Wyoming in the United States. It is bounded by the Absaroka Range on the west, the Bighorn Mountains on the east, and the Owl Creek Mountains and Bridger Mountains on the south. It is drained to the north by tributaries of the Bighorn River, which enters the basin from the south, through a gap between the Owl Creek and Bridger Mountains, as the Wind River, and becomes the Bighorn as it enters the basin. The region is semi-arid, receiving only 6-10 in (15-25 cm) or rain annually. (references) | ||
| Bighorn Lake | Bighorn Lake is a reservoir in the United States located in Southern Montana and Northern Wyoming in the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. The lake is 40 miles south of Billings, Montana. Bighorn Lake was created by the construction of Yellowtail Dam near Fort Smith, Montana in 1965. It stretches the entire 71 miles of the Bighorn Canyon. (references) | ||
| Bighorn National Forest | Bighorn National Forest is entirely in Wyoming, United States and consists of over 1.1 million acres. Created as a US Forest Reserve in 1897, it is one of the oldest government-protected forest lands in the U.S. The forest is well east of the continental divide and extends from the Montana border for a distance of 80 miles (130 km) along the spine of the Big Horn Mountains, an outlying mountain range separated from the rest of the Rocky Mountains by Bighorn Basin. Elevations range from 5,000 feet (1,500 m) along the sagebrush and grass-covered lowlands at the foot of the mountains, to 13,175 feet (4,000 m) on top of Cloud Peak, the highest point in the Big Horn Mountains. The forest is named after the Bighorn River, which is partially fed by streams found in the forest. While the river and forest used the name "Bighorn" all in one word, the mountains associated with the forest are referred to as the "Big Horns". (references) | ||
| Bighorn River | A river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Bighorn River | The Bighorn River is a tributary of the Yellowstone, approximately 461 mi (742 km) long, in the western United States in the states of Wyoming and Montana. (references) | ||
| Bighorn sheep | Wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Desert Bighorn Sheep | The Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) is a subspecies of Bighorn Sheep that occurs in the desert Southwest regions of the United States. (references) | ||
| Little Bighorn | 1: A battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| 2: A river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument | Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument preserves the site of the June 26, 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn, near Crow Agency, Montana. It also serves as a memorial to those who fought in the battle: George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry and a combined Lakota-Northern Cheyenne force. Custer National Cemetery, on the battlefield, is part of the national monument. The site of a related military action led by Marcus Reno and Frederick Benteen is also part of the national monument, but is about 3 miles southeast of the Little Bighorn battlefield. (references) | ||
| Little Bighorn River | The Little Bighorn River is a tributary of the Bighorn River in the United States in the states of Wyoming and Montana. The river is somewhat famous as the site of the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. (references) | ||
| Rocky Mountain bighorn | Wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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| Bighorn sheep | Administration | Many bighorn sheep populations originally occurred in areas with frequent fire intervals Fire exclusion has allowed plant succession to alter many bighorn sheep habitats throughout North America. For example, fire exclusion has allowed conifers to establish on grasslands, which has decreased both the forage and security values on many bighorn sheep ranges. Fire is an important factor in creating habitats that are heavily used by bighorn sheep. Periodic burning keeps seral grasslands from becoming dominated by coniferous trees. Burning may regenerate rangelands and enhance the production, availability, and palatability of important bighorn sheep forage species. (references) | |
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| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | كَبْش الجِبَالِ الصَّخْرِيَّة (bighorn, Bighorns), كبش الجبال الصخرية (bighorn sheep, mountain sheep). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | كَبْش الجِبَالِ الصَّخْرِيَّة (bighorn, Bighorns), كبش الجبال الصخرية (bighorn sheep, mountain sheep). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | كَبْش الجِبَالِ الصَّخْرِيَّة (bighorn, Bighorns), كبش الجبال الصخرية (bighorn sheep, mountain sheep). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bohemian | ovce tlustorohá (bighorn), druh ovce (bighorn). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | argali (bighorn, mould). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Danish | tykhornsfaar (bighorn, bighorn sheep, mountain sheep), bjergfaar (bighorn). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | ovce tlustorohá (bighorn), druh ovce (bighorn). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 加拿大盘羊 (bighorn), 洛矶山羊 (bighorn). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 加拿大盤羊 (bighorn). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corse | muvrone (bighorn, moufflon, mouflon, mouflon sheep), arghjetu (ram, Aries, tup, battering ram, bighorn). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsi | muvrone (bighorn, moufflon, mouflon, mouflon sheep), arghjetu (ram, Aries, tup, battering ram, bighorn). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsican | muvrone (bighorn, moufflon, mouflon, mouflon sheep), arghjetu (ram, Aries, tup, battering ram, bighorn). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corso | muvrone (bighorn, moufflon, mouflon, mouflon sheep), arghjetu (ram, Aries, tup, battering ram, bighorn). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsu | muvrone (bighorn, moufflon, mouflon, mouflon sheep), arghjetu (ram, Aries, tup, battering ram, bighorn). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | ovce tlustorohá (bighorn), druh ovce (bighorn). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Danish | tykhornsfaar (bighorn, bighorn sheep, mountain sheep), bjergfaar (bighorn). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dansk | tykhornsfaar (bighorn, bighorn sheep, mountain sheep), bjergfaar (bighorn). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dari | نوعی گوسفند كوهی امريكايی (bighorn). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dutch | Canadees Dikhoornschaap (bighorn). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | mouflon du Canada (bighorn, bighorn sheep, mountain sheep), mouflon (moufflon, mouflon, mouflon sheep, bighorn). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | mouflon du Canada (bighorn, bighorn sheep, mountain sheep), mouflon (moufflon, mouflon, mouflon sheep, bighorn). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek | πρόβατο με μεγάλα κέρατα (bighorn), άγριος κριός του Καναδά (bighorn). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek (transliteration) | provato me megala kerata (bighorn), agrios krios toi kanadha (bighorn). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguk Mal | 큰뿔양 (bighorn, argali), 빅혼 강 (bighorn), 로키산맥의 야생양 (bighorn). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguohua | 큰뿔양 (bighorn, argali), 빅혼 강 (bighorn), 로키산맥의 야생양 (bighorn). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hebrew | איל הבר (bighorn). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | كَبْش الجِبَالِ الصَّخْرِيَّة (bighorn, Bighorns), كبش الجبال الصخرية (bighorn sheep, mountain sheep). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ivrit | איל הבר (bighorn). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | オオツノヒツジ (bighorn), ビッグホーン川 (big horn, bighorn), ビッグホーン山脈 (bighorn mountains), リトルビッグホーンの戦い (Battle of the Little Bighorn). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Korean | 큰뿔양 (bighorn, argali), 빅혼 강 (bighorn), 로키산맥의 야생양 (bighorn). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Parsi | نوعی گوسفند كوهی امريكايی (bighorn). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Persian | نوعی گوسفند كوهی امريكايی (bighorn). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Persian (Farsi) | نوعی گوسفند كوهی امريكايی (bighorn). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | argali (mould, bighorn). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian | снежный баран (bighorn), Ovis canadensis (bighorn sheep, mountain sheep). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian (transliteration) | snezhnyy baran (bighorn), Ovis canadensis (bighorn sheep, mountain sheep). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki | снежный баран (bighorn), Ovis canadensis (bighorn sheep, mountain sheep). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki (transliteration) | snezhnyy baran (bighorn), Ovis canadensis (bighorn sheep, mountain sheep). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Scots Gaelic | liabhach (bighorn). Additional references: Scots Gaelic, United Kingdom, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Sjaelland | tykhornsfaar (bighorn, bighorn sheep, mountain sheep), bjergfaar (bighorn). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | carnero de las montañas rocosas (bighorn). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, bighorn. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
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| Language | Translations for “bighorn” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Athag | Bathagighathagorn (Bighorn). Additional references: Athag, bighorn. (volunteer) | |||
| Double Dutch | Bagighagorn (Bighorn). Additional references: Double Dutch, bighorn. (volunteer) | |||
| Leet | 8!6[-]¤|2[\] (Bighorn). Additional references: Leet, bighorn. (volunteer) | |||
| Oppish | Bopighoporn (Bighorn). Additional references: Oppish, bighorn. (volunteer) | |||
| Pig Latin | ighornbay (bighorn). Additional references: Pig Latin, bighorn. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | mrurlenu (bighorn). Additional references: Terran B, bighorn. (volunteer) | |||
| Ubbi Dubbi | Bubighuborn (Bighorn). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, bighorn. (volunteer) | |||
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| Language | Period | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | ||
| Latin | 500 BCE - 1700 | Ovis canadensis (battle of little bighorn, bighorn, bighorn sheep, mountain chain, mountain sheep), Larus minutus (little gull, a little, battle of little bighorn, little, little falls ny), Glycymeris glycymeris (a little, battle of little bighorn, comb shell, dog cockle, little), Euthynnus quadripunctatus (a little, Atlantic black skipjack, Atlantic blackskipjack, battle of little bighorn, false albacore), Euthynnus alletteratus (a little, Atlantic black skipjack, Atlantic blackskipjack, battle of little bighorn, false albacore), Athene noctua (little owl, a little, battle of little bighorn, little, little falls ny), Thynnus thunnina (a little, Atlantic blackskipjack, battle of little bighorn, false albacore, little), Thynnus thunina (a little, Atlantic blackskipjack, battle of little bighorn, false albacore, little), Thynnus thonina (a little, Atlantic black skipjack, battle of little bighorn, false albacore, little). Additional references: Latin, bighorn. (volunteer) | ||
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