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mouflon

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mou·flon also mouf·flon  (mfln)
n. pl. mouflon or mou·flons also moufflon or mouf·flons
A small, wild European sheep (Ovis musimon), native to Sardinia and Corsica and having large curving horns in the male.
[French, alteration of Italian dialectal muvrone, from Late Latin mufr, mufrn-.]
mouflon, moufflon [ˈmuːflɒn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a wild short-fleeced mountain sheep, Ovis musimon, of Corsica and Sardinia
[via French from Corsican mufrone, from Late Latin mufrō]
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Noun1.mouflon - wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardiniamouflon - wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia
moufflon, Ovis musimon
genus Ovis, Ovis - sheep
mountain sheep - any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions
Translations
mouflon [ˈmuːflɒn] n (sheep) → muflone m
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