mountain sheep
Americannoun
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the bighorn.
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any of various wild sheep inhabiting mountains.
noun
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another name for bighorn
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any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions
Etymology
Origin of mountain sheep
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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His hardy upland flock of Scotch Blackface and Welsh mountain sheep spend nine-and-a-half months of the year on the moor, where they are most vulnerable to theft.
From BBC
Above me, petroglyphs dating back 4,000 years appeared in the form of spears, mountain sheep, and human figures.
From Seattle Times
According to ProPublica investigation released late last year, Mr Trump Jr killed a rare Argali mountain sheep and only retroactively secured hunting permission from the Mongolian government.
From BBC
They clambered up the paths that the mountain sheep and goats made, and then they scrambled up rocks until they were high in the mountain.
From Literature
Records and interviews confirmed that Trump killed an argali, an endangered species of large mountain sheep that have made their homes in a remote region of Western Mongolia.
From The Guardian
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