English Dictionary: Ovis ammon | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Argal \[d8]Ar"gal\, d8Argali \[d8]Ar"ga*li\, n. [Mongolian.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of wild sheep ({Ovis ammon}, or {O. argali}), remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of Siberia and central Asia. Note: The bearded argali is the aoudad. See {Aoudad}. The name is also applied to the bighorn sheep of the Rocky Mountains. See {Bighorn}. |