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argali

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ar·ga·li  (ärg-l)
n. pl. argali or ar·ga·lis
A large wild sheep (Ovis ammon) of the mountains of central and northern Asia, having large, spirally curved horns.

[Mongolian arghali, mountain ewe.]

argali [ˈɑːgəlɪ], argal
n pl -gali, -gals
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, inhabiting semidesert regions in central Asia: family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla. It is the largest of the sheep, having massive horns in the male, which may almost form a circle
[from Mongolian]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.argaliargali - wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia
genus Ovis, Ovis - sheep
wild sheep - undomesticated sheep


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The ahsahta, argali, or bighorn, on the contrary, has short hair like a deer, and resembles it in shape, but has the head and horns of a sheep, and its flesh is said to be delicious mutton.
It is called by some the argali, by others the ibex, though differing from both of these animals.
 
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