mouflon

noun

mou·flon mü-ˈflōⁿ How to pronounce mouflon (audio)

variants or less commonly moufflon

: either of two wild sheep (Ovis orientalis and O. musimon) of the mountains of Sardinia, Corsica and western Asia that have large curling horns in the males and are sometimes included in a single species

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web From the vantage turkeys, francolin fowl, chukar partridge, mouflon sheep, Spanish goats and wild boars could be seen.

Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Dec. 2021 Animals that regularly wander around the 925 hectares of the nature reserve include red deer, fallow deer, European bison, wild boar, and mouflon.

Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2020 Relics of centuries-old monasteries dot the province’s foothills and spring up from gorges, while mouflon—a type of wild sheep—and bezoar goat roam the cliffsides among wild pear and plum trees.

Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian, 27 Oct. 2017

Word History

Etymology

French mouflon, from Italian dialect muvrone, from Late Latin mufron-, mufro

First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined above

单词	mouflon
释义	mouflon noun mou·flon mü-ˈflōⁿ variants or less commonly moufflon : either of two wild sheep (Ovis orientalis and O. musimon) of the mountains of Sardinia, Corsica and western Asia that have large curling horns in the males and are sometimes included in a single species Illustration of mouflon Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web From the vantage turkeys, francolin fowl, chukar partridge, mouflon sheep, Spanish goats and wild boars could be seen. Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Dec. 2021 Animals that regularly wander around the 925 hectares of the nature reserve include red deer, fallow deer, European bison, wild boar, and mouflon. Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2020 Relics of centuries-old monasteries dot the province’s foothills and spring up from gorges, while mouflon—a type of wild sheep—and bezoar goat roam the cliffsides among wild pear and plum trees. Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian, 27 Oct. 2017 Word History Etymology French mouflon, from Italian dialect muvrone, from Late Latin mufron-, mufro First Known Use 1774, in the meaning defined above
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mouflon

noun

Illustration of mouflon

Example Sentences

Word History