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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]
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Noun1.argali - wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asiaargali - wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia
argal, Ovis ammon
genus Ovis, Ovis - sheep
wild sheep - undomesticated sheep
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