urial
urial noun: a bearded reddish sheep, subspecies of Ovis orientalis (including Ovis orientalis vignei), previously classified as Ovis vignei, being endemic to southern Asia and believed to be a wild ancestor of domestic sheep.
Noun
urial (plural urials)
- A bearded reddish sheep, subspecies of Ovis orientalis (including Ovis orientalis vignei), previously classified as Ovis vignei, being endemic to southern Asia and believed to be a wild ancestor of domestic sheep.
- All domesticated sheep are descended from the moufflon, urial or argali. They are closely related to each other and connected by intermediate breeds. Most wool sheep are believed to have been derived from urial stock, while hair sheep are traced back to the moufflon.1990, “Animals, Domestication of”, in A. Ghosh, editor, An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology, page 3
- O. severtzovi has been shuffled back and forth between the urial and the argali groups.2011, Colin Groves, Peter Grubb, Ungulate Taxonomy, page 237
Synonyms of urial
Forms of urial
| plural | urials |
|---|---|
| alternative form | oorial |
Origin of urial
Borrowed from Pothohari Punjabi ہڑیال m (huṛiāl), ultimately from Sanskrit हुड m (huḍa).
Questions about urial
- What does urial mean?
- Urial means a bearded reddish sheep, subspecies of Ovis orientalis (including Ovis orientalis vignei), previously classified as Ovis vignei, being endemic to southern Asia and believed to be a wild ancestor of domestic sheep.
- What part of speech is urial?
- Urial is a noun.
- What is the plural of urial?
- The plural of urial is urials.
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