mouflon
n.
wild sheep with short fleece and large curling horns in the males found in the mountains of Sardinia and Corsica
Mouflon
The Mouflon is a species of wild
sheep and as such is one of the
Caprinae or “goat antelopes”. It is thought to be one of the two ancestors for all modern
domestic sheep breeds. It is red-brown with a dark back-stripe, light colored saddle patch and underparts. The males are
horned and the females are horned or
polled.
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mouflon
Noun
1. wild short-fleeced mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia
(synonym) moufflon, Ovis musimon
(hypernym) mountain sheep
(member-holonym) Ovis, genus Ovis
mouflon (m)
n.
mouflon
Mouflon
(n.)
A wild sheep (Ovis musimon), inhabiting the mountains of Sardinia, Corsica, etc. Its horns are very large, with a triangular base and rounded angles. It is supposed by some to be the original of the domestic sheep. Called also musimon or musmon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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