argali

[< Mongol "the wild sheep of Asia"]

Obs.

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a sheep, Ovis canadensis, found in the western mountains.

Quotations

1853

The argali, or mountain sheep, with his huge curving horns, is seen there. . . .

1861

The declevities of the Rocky Mountains are frequented by herds of the argali, or wild sheep. . . .