mouf|lon

mouf|lon
mouf|lon «MOOF lon», noun, plural -lons or (collectively) -lon.
1. a small wild sheep of the mountainous regions of Sardinia and Corsica, the male of which has large, curving horns: »

In the game-rich Gennargentu mountains there are boar, deer, and mouflon (Atlantic).

2. its wool, used for fur.
3. any one of various similar wild sheep.
[< French mouflon < Italian muflone, alteration of Late Latin mufrō, -ōnis]

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  • mouf — mouf·lon; mouf·flon; …   English syllables

  • lon — abu·ti·lon; al·a·lon·ga; al·lon·gé; amy·e·lon·ic; an·thrax·y·lon; ar·au·car·i·ox·y·lon; ar·che·lon; ar·chi·ceph·a·lon; as·ter·ox·y·lon; az·lon; bab·y·lon; bab·y·lon·ic; bab·y·lon·ish; bal·lon; bal·lon·né; ber·til·lon·age; ber·til·lon; bil·lon;… …   English syllables

  • mouf|flon — «MOOF lon», noun, plural flons or (collectively) flon. = mouflon. (Cf. ↑mouflon) …   Useful english dictionary

  • mouflon — mouf·lon …   English syllables

  • mouflon — mouf•lon or mouf•flon [[t]ˈmuf lɒn[/t]] n. mam a wild sheep, Ovis musimon, inhabiting the mountainous regions of Sardinia and Corsica, the male of which has large curving horns • Etymology: 1765–75; < F < It muflone, orig. dial.; cf.… …   From formal English to slang

  • moufflon — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • musimon — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • musmon — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ovis musimon — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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