mouflon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia
    Ovis musimon; moufflon.

WordNet

Mouf"lon noun
Etymology
F. mouflon.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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. Written also moufflon.

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