"longhorn" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɔŋhɔɹn/ [General-American], /ˈlɒŋhɔːn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: longhorns [plural]
Etymology: long + horn Etymology templates: {{compound|en|long|horn}} long + horn Head templates: {{en-noun}} longhorn (plural longhorns)
  1. A breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of southwest United States. Categories (lifeform): Cattle Derived forms: cactus longhorn beetle, flat-faced longhorn, flower longhorn, longhorn beetle, longhorn forestfly, Manx longhorn Translations (breed of beef cattle): longhorn [feminine, masculine] (French), bó fhadadharcach [feminine] (Irish), res de cuernos largos [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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