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Ovis vignei

Ovis vignei

9.9
A wild reddish-brown sheep with a beard that lives in southern Asia
  • noun
  • Specialized
: urial
  • Populations of Ovis vignei are declining due to habitat loss and hunting.

Examples

  • Researchers have observed the distinctive beard of the Ovis vignei during field studies.

  • The Ovis vignei is adapted to the rocky hills of the southern Asian mountains.

  • The Ovis vignei is known for its impressive curved horns.

  • Many researchers study the population of Ovis vignei in their natural habitat.

  • Populations of Ovis vignei are declining due to habitat loss and hunting.

  • Researchers have observed the distinctive beard of the Ovis vignei during field studies.

  • The Ovis vignei is adapted to the rocky hills of the southern Asian mountains.

Synonyms

urial
vsOvis vignei
  • Indian
1 9.9

A wild sheep with reddish fur, a beard, and curved horns that lives in southern Asia

is the scientific name used instead of the common name

Surface Forms

Ovis vignei singular
Ovis vigneis plural

Morphology

Ovis + vignei

The constituent 'Ovis' clearly signals the genus of sheep, so a learner who knows the parts will infer this refers to a kind of sheep. However, 'vignei' is a taxonomic epithet with no lexical meaning provided and does not convey the species-specific traits (urial, reddish-brown, beard), so the full referential meaning cannot be derived from the parts.

Etymology

Ovis vignei puts together the old Latin word Ovis meaning 'sheep' and vignei, which likely honors a traveller from the 1800s called Godfrey Vigne. So the name points to a wild, reddish-brown 'urial' sheep with a beard and helps you remember this mountain animal as the sheep linked to Vigne.