longhorn.
A breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of southwest United States.
Meaning & usage
A breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of southwest United States.
Ellipsis of longhorn beetle.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Germanic *langaz Proto-West Germanic *lang Old English lang Middle English long English long Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂nós Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂nóm Proto-Germanic *hurną Proto-West Germanic *horn Old English horn Middle English horn English horn English longhorn From long + horn.
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