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MOUFLON
mouflon, moufflon, Ovis musimon
(noun) wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mouflon (plural mouflons)
A species of wild sheep, Ovis orientalis musimon, syn. Ovis aries musimon, endemic to Sardinia and Corsica. [from c. 1770]
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Source: Wiktionary
Mouf"lon, n. Etym: [F. mouflon.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A wild sheep (Ovis musimon), inhabiting the mountains of Sardinia, Corsica, etc. Its horns are very large, with a triangular base and rounded angles. It is supposed by some to be the original of the domestic sheep. Called also musimon or musmon. [Written also moufflon.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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