Argali

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Argal \Ar"gal\, Argali \Ar"ga*li\, n. [Mongolian.] (Zool.)
     A species of wild sheep ({Ovis ammon}, or {Ovis argali}),
     remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of
     Siberia and central Asia.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     Note: The bearded argali is the aoudad. See {Aoudad}. The
           name is also applied to the bighorn sheep of the Rocky
           Mountains. See {Bighorn}.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  argali
       n : wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia [syn: {argal},
            {Ovis ammon}]
       [also: {araglis} (pl)]