Mouflon

2 definitions found

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

  Mouflon \Mouf"lon\, n. [F. mouflon.] (Zool.)
     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}.]


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mouflon
       n : wild short-fleeced mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia
           [syn: {moufflon}, {Ovis musimon}]