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moufflon

moufflon

9.9
A wild mountain sheep with short curved horns and brown fur from Corsica and Sardinia
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : muflón
  • During our hike in Sardinia, we spotted a herd of moufflon grazing on the rocky slopes.

Examples

  • The moufflon is one of the wild ancestors of today's domesticated sheep.

  • Conservationists are working to protect the remaining moufflon populations in Corsica.

  • The moufflon is known for its impressive horns.

  • Many moufflons roam the mountains of Corsica.

  • During our hike in Sardinia, we spotted a herd of moufflon grazing on the rocky slopes.

  • Conservationists are working to protect the remaining moufflon populations in Corsica.

  • Many moufflon roam the mountains of Corsica.

Synonyms

mouflon
vsmoufflon
  • Specialized
9.9

A wild sheep with short curved horns and a brown coat that lives in mountains

is the same name written with the other accepted spelling
Ovis musimon
vsmoufflon
  • Specialized
9.9

A wild mountain sheep from Corsica and Sardinia with curved horns often thought to be an ancestor of domestic sheep

is the common name used in everyday contexts rather than scientific naming
mountain sheep
vsmoufflon
3.5

A wild sheep that lives on steep, rocky mountain slopes

is a specific island species native only to Corsica and Sardinia

Surface Forms

moufflon singular
moufflons plural

Etymology

Moufflon comes from French mouflon, an old local name for the 'wild sheep' of Corsica and Sardinia. So, when you see moufflon think of a brown, curved-horn sheep on rocky mountain slopes, which is exactly the animal the name still means today.