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longhorn

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈlɔŋhɔɹn/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈlɒŋhɔːn/
  • CMU ARPABET: L AO1 NG HH AO2 R N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of southwest United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Ellipsis of longhorn beetle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Texas longhorn

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: beef, beef cattle

History

Etymology

From long + horn.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 長角牛 /长角牛 (chángjiǎo niú) — breed of beef cattle
  • French: longhorn — breed of beef cattle
  • Irish: bó fhadadharcach — breed of beef cattle
  • Spanish: res de cuernos largos — breed of beef cattle
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