Ancon sheep
noun
An·con sheep
ˈaŋkən-,
-ˌkän-
variants or less commonly Ancon
plural -s
: a short-legged achondroplastic sheep
especially : such a sheep of an extinct strain or breed formerly maintained in Massachusetts
Word History
Etymology
New Latin ancon; from their short, crooked legs
First Known Use
1811, in the meaning defined above