Urial Definition

o͝orē-əl
noun
A wild sheep (Ovis vignei syn. O. orientalis subsp. vignei), of Central and South Asia, having a reddish-brown coat and long, curved horns in the male.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • Ovis vignei

Other Word Forms of Urial

Noun

Singular:
urial
Plural:
urials

Origin of Urial

  • Western dialectal Punjabi huṛeāl (eastern Punjabi huṛiār) from Prakrit huḍa- ram from Sanskrit huḍaḥ of unknown origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Urial Sentence Examples

  • Armagh, together with Louth, Monaghan and some smaller districts, formed part of a territory called Orgial or Urial, which was long subject to the occasional incursions of the Danes.

  • The urial and the shapu are kindred species of wild sheep (Ovis vignei), found respec tively in Ladakh and the Suleiman range.

  • Returning to Asia, we find in Ladak, Astor, Afghanistan and the Punjab ranges, a sheep whose local races are variously known as urin, urial and shapo, and whose technical name is 0.

  • The uniformly reddish or chestnut-brown specimens approach most nearly to the wild mouflon or urial in colour, but the chestnut extends over the whole of the underparts and flanks; domestication having probably led to the elimination of the white belly and dark flank band, which are doubtless protective characters.

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Words Starting With

UURURI

Words Ending With

LALIAL

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