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.

Words nearby mouflon

mou, mouch, mouchette, mouchoir, moue, mouflon, mought, mouillé, moujik, moulage, mould

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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