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Longhorn vs Shorthorn - What's the difference?

longhorn | shorthorn |

As nouns the difference between longhorn and shorthorn

is that longhorn is a breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of southwest United States while shorthorn is one of a breed of cattle, originating in England, with distinctively short horns (in contrast to longhorn cattle).

As an adjective shorthorn is

describing cattle that have distinctively short horns.

longhorn

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of southwest United States.

    • Derived terms

    *longhorn beetle

    shorthorn

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Describing cattle that have distinctively short horns.

    • Noun

    (wikipedia shorthorn) (en noun)
  • One of a breed of cattle, originating in England, with distinctively short horns (in contrast to longhorn cattle).
    • English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs