Exmoor

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Ex·moor (

, -smôr

, -sm

)

A moorland plateau of southwest England. It is a popular tourist area with notable prehistoric ruins.

Exmoor [ˈɛksˌmʊə -ˌmɔː]

1. (Placename) a high moorland in SW England, in W Somerset and N Devon: chiefly grazing ground for Exmoor ponies, sheep, and red deer

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a small stocky breed of pony with a fawn-coloured nose, originally from Exmoor

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Noun	1.	Exmoor - horned sheep of Devon; valued for mutton domestic sheep, Ovis aries - any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin
	2.	Exmoor - stocky breed of pony with a fawn-colored nose pony - any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder

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