urial

American  

[oor-ee-uhl] / ˈʊər i əl /

noun

1. a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.

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Etymology

Origin of urial

First recorded in 1885–90, urial is from the Punjabi word hureāl

Example Sentences

Attorney’s office said Bruce paid Ali $50,000 to hunt a Ladakh urial, an endangered horned sheep, in Pakistan.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2023

“In the case of the U.S., even though the urial was killed in Pakistan, we’re allowed to use the Endangered Species Act to prosecute.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2023

At the same time some native wildlife like Tibetan antelope or Ladakh urial are disappearing from the region’s landscape.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2022

Cheetahs have been forced to survive on urial and ibex--mountain sheep and mountain goats--which are impossible to chase on steep, stony slopes.

From Time Magazine Archive

I now began gradually to pick up strength, and when near Astor I got a urial, a kind of wild sheep.

From Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club by Various