Word of the Day:
mouflon
What It Means
A species of wild sheep, Ovis orientalis musimon, syn. Ovis aries musimon, endemic to Sardinia and Corsica.
Mouflon in Context
“One of the most modified domesticates is the sheep, the various breeds of which bear little resemblance to its wild ancestor, the mouflon.”
Did You Know?
Unadapted borrowing from French mouflon, from Italian muflone. From 1765–1775.
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