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mouflon Definition

mouf·lon (mo̵̅o̅flän′)

noun pl. -·lons′ or -·lon′

    1. a wild sheep (Ovis musimon) native to the mountainous regions of Corsica and Sardinia: the male has large, curving horns
    2. a similar Asiatic sheep (O. orientalis)
  1. the wool of these sheep

Etymology: Fr mouflon < It dial. muffolo, for muffione < LL dial. mufro, akin to L musimo, wild sheep < a pre-L western Mediterranean native term

mouflon Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • lamb: One of these ewes went to term, delivering an apparently normal cloned mouflon lamb.

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