Mouflon Definition
mo͝oflän
moufflon, moufflons, mouflons
noun
mouflons
A wild sheep (Ovis musimon) native to the mountainous regions of Corsica and Sardinia: the male has large, curving horns.
Webster's New World
A similar, Asian sheep (O. orientalis)
Webster's New World
The wool of these sheep.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- ovis-musimon
- moufflon
Other Word Forms of Mouflon
Noun
Singular:
mouflon
Plural:
mouflonsOrigin of Mouflon
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From French mouflon, from Italian muflone, from Late Latin mufrō (“wild sheep"), related to Latin musimo (“wild sheep"), both probably of pre-Latin origin. From 1765-75.
From Wiktionary
French alteration of Italian dialectal muvrone from Late Latin mufrō mufrōn-
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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