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Look up: mouflon

  1. Mouflon
    The mouflon is a sheep (Ovis ammon) found wild in Cyprus, Corsica, and Sardinia. It has woolly under-fur in winter, but this is covered by heavy guard hairs. The coat is brown with white belly and rump. Males have strong, curving horns. The mouflon lives in mountain areas.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. mouflon
    [n] - wild short-fleeced mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Mouflon
    Mouf'lon noun [ French mouflon .] (Zoology) 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 .]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/107

  4. mouflon
    <zoology> 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. ... Synonym: musimon or musmon. ... Alternative forms: moufflon. ... Origin: F. Mouflon. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. mouflon
    moufflon noun wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. Mouflon
    The `Mouflon` is a species of wild sheep and as such is one of the Caprinae or `goat antelopes`. It is thought to be one of the two ancestors for all modern domestic sheep breeds. It is red-brown with a dark back-stripe, light colored saddle patch and underparts. The males are horned and the females are horned or polled. They originated in Southwest Asia, home to the species known as the `Asiatic mouflon` (`Ovis orientalis`). Mouflon were intro...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouflon

  7. Mouflon
    • (n.) 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.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. mouflon
    (Ovis musimon), small wild sheep, family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), of Corsica, Sardinia, and Cyprus. The mouflon stands about 70 cm (27–28 ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/128

  9. mouflon
    mouflon: see sheep.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09164


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