noun pl. mouflons -·lons′ or mouflon -·lon′

1. 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)
2. 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