moufflon

mou·flon

also mouf·flon M0445700 (mo͞of′lŏn′)n. pl. mouflon or mou·flons also moufflon or mouf·flons A small wild sheep (Ovis orientalis syn. O. gmelini) native to southwestern Asia and islands of the Mediterranean, having a brown coat and, in the male, a white patch on the back and curved horns.

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[French, alteration of Italian dialectal muvrone, from Late Latin mufrō, mufrōn-.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

moufflon - wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardiniamouflon, Ovis musimongenus Ovis, Ovis - sheepmountain sheep - any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions

Translations

muflone