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ar·ga·li

(är′gə-lē)

n. pl. argali or ar·ga·lis

A large wild sheep (Ovis ammon) of mountainous regions of central and northern Asia, the male of which has massive curved horns.

[Mongolian arghali, mountain ewe.]

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argali

(ˈɑːɡəlɪ) or

argal

n, pl -gali or -gals

(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

[C18: from Mongolian]

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ar•ga•li

(ˈɑr gə li)

n., pl. -li.

a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, of Asia, having long curved horns that typically form an open, outwardly extended spiral.

[1770–80; < Mongolian: female mountain sheep]

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Yn ogystal ag ymweld a llyn dyfnaf y byd, Llyn Baikal, mae Iolo'n rhyfeddu at yr amrywiaeth o fywyd gwyllt sy'n frodorol i'r ardal, fel y morlo Baikal, yr eirth, a'r defaid argali ffyrnig.

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