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.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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