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longhorn

noun

Simple meaning

Long-horned beef cattle once common in southwestern United States.

Pronunciation

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lawnghawrn

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈlɔŋhɔɹn

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Definition

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noun

  1. Long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States

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

  3. entomology

    Any beetle from the Cerambycidae family, notable for their extremely long antennae.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Formality
Technical

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This meaning: Long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States

Used this way, longhorn is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Nearby words

  • texas longhorn , rarer, so it draws attention

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Breed / long

longhorn cattlelonghorn cow

Beetle

house longhorn

Other combinations

longhorn beetlelonghorn steerlonghorn cheeselonghorn cavernlonghorn server

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • asian longhorned beetlenounCompound term

    A beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees.

  • texas longhornnounCompound term

    Long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States.

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Synonyms

Sense: long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States

texas longhornRare

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