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URIAL
urial, Ovis vignei
(noun) bearded reddish sheep of southern Asia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
urial (plural urials)
A bearded reddish sheep, subspecies of Ovis orientalis (including Ovis orientalis vignei), previously classified as Ovis vignei, being endemic to southern Asia and believed to be a wild ancestor of domestic sheep.
Usage notes
Taxonomic classification of sheep species/subspecies remains incompletely decided.
The urial and the related mouflon are regarded as different subspecies groups of Ovis orientalis, but in the past have been classified as separate species. See
Synonyms
• arkars
• shapoo
Anagrams
• Irula, Lauri, ailur-, urali
Source: Wiktionary
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