Definition
Plural of bighorn; large wild sheep native to North American mountains with massive curved horns.
Etymology
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.
Kelly Says
Bighorn sheep were hunted to near-extinction by the early 1900s, but one of conservation's great successes is their recovery—some herds have gone from dozens to thousands. Yet they still struggle with climate change affecting their high-altitude habitats, showing how conservation is never truly 'finished.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ታላቅ ቆራጮች
tʼaläqʼ qʷoräčʼoč
ARالعربية
ماعز جبلي
māʿiz ǧabalī
CACatalà
bocs grans
bɔks ˈɡrɑns
CSČeština
velkorožci
vɛlkɔˈroʒɛtsɪ
DADansk
bighornfår
bɪçɔrnʃfɔˀ
DEDeutsch
Bighornschafe
bɪçɔʁnʃaːfə
ELΕλληνικά
ορειβάτες κριούς
oriˈvates kriˈus
ESEspañol
carneroslargos
karneˈrolaɾɡos
FAفارسی
قوچهای بزرگ
qūč-hā-ye bozorg
FISuomi
iskemsarvet
iskemsarvet
FRFrançais
mouflons d'Amérique
muflɔ̃ d‿amɛʁik
GUGU
મોટા શિંગડા
moṭā śiṅgḍā
HAHA
akuya babba
akuya babba
HEעברית
כבשים הרים
kvaʃim ha-rim
HIहिन्दी
बिगहॉर्न
bigahŏrn
HUMagyar
hegyi kecskék
hɛɟi kečkeːk
IDBahasa Indonesia
kambing besar
kambing besar
IGIG
atụrụ ukwu
atụrụ ukwu
ITItaliano
montoni
monˈtoːni
KKKK
үлкен құлақтар
ülken qulaqtar
KMKM
សត្វចំការធំៗ
satv chɑmkɑr thɔm-thɔm
KO한국어
큰뿔양들
keunppul-yang-deul
MRMR
मोठे शिंग
moṭhe śiṅg
MSBahasa Melayu
kambing besar
kambing besar
MYမြန်မာ
ကြီးမြတ်သောတောင်းရွှေများ
kyīmyatθɔ tɔ́uŋʃwè myà
NLNederlands
bighornschapen
bɪçɔrnʃaːpən
NONorsk
bighornsauer
bɪçɔrnʃaʉər
PAPA
ਵੱਡੇ ਸਿੰਗ
vaddē siṅg
PLPolski
barany wielkorogie
baˈranɨ vjelkɔˈrɔɡʲɛ
PTPortuguês
bighorns
baɪˈhɔɾnz
RORomână
capre de munte
kaprə de munte
RUРусский
бигхорны
bɪɡˈxornɨ
SVSvenska
bighornsfår
bɪçɔrnʃfɔːr
SWKiswahili
mbuzi wakubwa
mbuzi wakubwa
TAதமிழ்
பெரிய கொம்புகள்
periyak kompukaḷ
TEతెలుగు
పెద్ద కొమ్ములు
pedda kommulu
THไทย
แพะเขาใหญ่
phae khao yai
TLTL
mga tupa ng malaking sungay
mga tupa ng malaking sungay
TRTürkçe
beyaz kaya keçileri
beyaz kaya keçileri
UKУкраїнська
біггорни
bɪɡˈhornɨ
URاردو
بڑے سینگ
barē sīng
VITiếng Việt
cừu sừng lớn
kǔ sǔng lǒn
ZUZU
inkomo ezinkulu
inkomo ezinkulu