Definition of Mouflon. Meaning of Mouflon. Synonyms of Mouflon

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Definition of Mouflon

Mouflon
Mouflon Mouf"lon, n. [F. mouflon.] (Zo["o]l.) A wild sheep (Ovis musimon), inhabiting the mountains of Sardinia, Corsica, etc. Its horns are very large, with a triangular base and rounded angles. It is supposed by some to be the original of the domestic sheep. Called also musimon or musmon. [Written also moufflon.]

Meaning of Mouflon from wikipedia

- The Mouflon (Ovis gmelini) is a wild sheep native to Cyprus, and the Caspian region, including eastern Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran....
- The European mouflon is a feral subspecies of the primitive domestic sheep. It is found in Europe and western Asia. It is originally from western Asia...
- The Cyprus mouflon (Ovis orientalis ophion), also known as Cypriot mouflon, is an endangered subspecies of mouflon endemic only to Cyprus in the mountains...
- The Armenian mouflon (Ovis orientalis gmelini) is an endangered subspecies of mouflon endemic to Iran, Armenia, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan...
- are members of the genus, and are thought to be descended from, the wild mouflon of central and southwest Asia. Female sheep are called ewes, males are...
- domestic sheep. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are partially derived from mouflon (Ovis gmelini) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a...
- Berber language as waddan or arwi, and in former French territories as the mouflon. Barbary sheep stand 75 to 110 cm (2 ft 6 in to 3 ft 7 in) tall at the...
- flowers, fungi, and mosses. Wild animals include roe deer, wild boar, mouflon (a subspecies of wild sheep), fox, badger, hare, and small numbers of the...
- plants. Endangered species in Armenia are the bear, wild goat, Armenian mouflon and the leopard. Fauna in Armenia is diverse given the country's relatively...
- back to between 11,000 and 9,000 BCE, when humans domesticated the wild mouflon in ancient Mesopotamia. The first sheep were primarily raised for meat...