noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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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