mouflon

or mouf·flon

[ moof-lon ]

/ ˈmuf lɒn /

noun

a wild sheep, Ovis musimon, inhabiting the mountainous regions of Sardinia and Corsica, the male of which has large curving horns.

Origin of mouflon

First recorded in 1765–75; from French, from Italian muflone, originally dialectal; compare Corsican muffolo, Sardinian murone, Late Latin mufrō, stem mufrōn-, presumably from a pre-Latin substratal language

Words nearby mouflon

Mo-tzu, MOU, mouchette, mouchoir, moue, mouflon, mought, mouillé, moujik, moulage, mould

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Example sentences from the Web for mouflon

When alarmed, the mouflon dash into this cover and are safe.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
The only wild sheep of Europe is the mouflon, found in the mountains of Corsica and Sardinia.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
The Corsican bandit, like the mouflon of the same island, is nearly extinct.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
We started three wadan or mouflon, churlish animals, fond of such solitudes.
Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1|James Richardson

Tony unexpectedly argued against a visit to Monte Carlo, and was only eager to attack the mouflon on that inaccessible gean isle.
The Vanity Girl|Compton Mackenzie

British Dictionary definitions for mouflon

mouflon

moufflon

/ (ˈmuːflɒn) /

noun

a wild short-fleeced mountain sheep, Ovis musimon, of Corsica and Sardinia

Word Origin for mouflon

C18: via French from Corsican mufrone, from Late Latin mufrō

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单词	mouflon
释义	mouflon or mouf·flon [ moof-lon ] / ˈmuf lɒn / noun a wild sheep, Ovis musimon, inhabiting the mountainous regions of Sardinia and Corsica, the male of which has large curving horns. Origin of mouflon First recorded in 1765–75; from French, from Italian muflone, originally dialectal; compare Corsican muffolo, Sardinian murone, Late Latin mufrō, stem mufrōn-, presumably from a pre-Latin substratal language Words nearby mouflon Mo-tzu, MOU, mouchette, mouchoir, moue, mouflon, mought, mouillé, moujik, moulage, mould Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mouflon When alarmed, the mouflon dash into this cover and are safe. The Animal World, A Book of Natural History\|Theodore Wood The only wild sheep of Europe is the mouflon, found in the mountains of Corsica and Sardinia. The Animal World, A Book of Natural History\|Theodore Wood The Corsican bandit, like the mouflon of the same island, is nearly extinct. The Animal World, A Book of Natural History\|Theodore Wood We started three wadan or mouflon, churlish animals, fond of such solitudes. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1\|James Richardson Tony unexpectedly argued against a visit to Monte Carlo, and was only eager to attack the mouflon on that inaccessible gean isle. The Vanity Girl\|Compton Mackenzie British Dictionary definitions for mouflon mouflon moufflon / (ˈmuːflɒn) / noun a wild short-fleeced mountain sheep, Ovis musimon, of Corsica and Sardinia Word Origin for mouflon C18: via French from Corsican mufrone, from Late Latin mufrō Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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