Bighorns

/ˈbɪɡhɔɹnz/ noun

Plural of bighorn; large wild sheep native to North American mountains with massive curved horns.

From 'big' + 'horn', a straightforward descriptive English compound named for the sheep's distinctive massive spiraling horns. The term became the common name for Ovis canadensis in the 19th century.

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