mouflon

Definition

A species of wild sheep, Ovis orientalis musimon, syn. Ovis aries musimon, endemic to Sardinia and Corsica.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French mouflon, from Italian muflone. From 1765–1775.

Example Sentences

• "One of the most modified domesticates is the sheep, the various breeds of which bear little resemblance to its wild ancestor, the mouflon."