mouflon

or mouf·flon

[ moof-lon ]

noun

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

mouflon

/ ˈmuːflɒn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mouflon¹

First recorded in 1765–75; from French, from Italian muflone, originally dialectal; compare Corsican muffolo, Sardinian murone, Late Latin mufrō, stem mufrōn-, presumably from a pre-Latin substratal language

Word History and Origins

Origin of mouflon¹

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

Example Sentences

Many Mongolian goats with the long hairs pulled out are sold as mouflon.

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We started three wadan or mouflon, churlish animals, fond of such solitudes.

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Tony unexpectedly argued against a visit to Monte Carlo, and was only eager to attack the mouflon on that inaccessible gean isle.

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The only wild sheep of Europe is the mouflon, found in the mountains of Corsica and Sardinia.

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These forests have preserved two very interesting survivals of antiquity—the mouflon, and the Corsican or Sardinian bandit.

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