mouflon

or mouf·flon

[ moof-lon ]

/ ˈmuf lɒn /

noun

a wild sheep, Ovis musimon, inhabiting the mountainous regions of Sardinia and Corsica, the male of which has large curving horns.

Nearby words

Origin of mouflon

1765–75; < French < Italian muflone, orig. dial.; compare Corsican muffolo, Sardinian murone, Late Latin mufrō, stem mufrōn-, presumably < a pre-L substratal language

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Examples from the Web for mouflon

When alarmed, the mouflon dash into this cover and are safe.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
The only wild sheep of Europe is the mouflon, found in the mountains of Corsica and Sardinia.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
The Corsican bandit, like the mouflon of the same island, is nearly extinct.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
We started three wadan or mouflon, churlish animals, fond of such solitudes.
Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1|James Richardson

Tony unexpectedly argued against a visit to Monte Carlo, and was only eager to attack the mouflon on that inaccessible gean isle.
The Vanity Girl|Compton Mackenzie

British Dictionary definitions for mouflon

mouflon

moufflon

/ (ˈmuːflɒn) /

noun

a wild short-fleeced mountain sheep, Ovis musimon, of Corsica and Sardinia

Word Origin for mouflon

C18: via French from Corsican mufrone, from Late Latin mufrō

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