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mouflonenUK
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.
[French, alteration of Italian dialectal muvrone, from Late Latin mufrō, mufrōn-.]mouflon (ˈmuːflɒn) or moufflonn (Animals) a wild short-fleeced mountain sheep, Ovis musimon, of Corsica and Sardinia[C18: via French from Corsican mufrone, from Late Latin mufrō]mouf•lon or mouf•flon (ˈmuf lɒn)
n. a wild sheep, Ovis musimon, inhabiting the mountainous regions of Sardinia and Corsica, the male of which has large curving horns. [1765–75; < French < Italian muflone, orig. dial.; compare Corsican muffolo, Sardinian murone, Late Latin mufrō, s. mufrōn-] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mouflon - wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardiniamoufflon, Ovis musimongenus Ovis, Ovis - sheepmountain sheep - any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions |
TranslationsmouflonenUK
mouflon: see sheepsheep,
common name for many species of wild and domesticated ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis of the Bovidae, or cattle, family. The male is called a ram (if castrated it is a wether), the female is called a ewe, and their offspring is a lamb.
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Synonyms for mouflonnoun wild mountain sheep of Corsica and SardiniaSynonymsRelated Words- genus Ovis
- Ovis
- mountain sheep
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