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mouflon

/moof-lon/US // ˈmuf lɒn //UK // (ˈmuːflɒn) //

牡丹花,牡丹花瓣,牡蛎,牡丹园

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a wild sheep, Ovis musimon, inhabiting the mountainous regions of Sardinia and Corsica, the male of which has large curving horns.

Examples

  • Many Mongolian goats with the long hairs pulled out are sold as mouflon.

  • We started three wadan or mouflon, churlish animals, fond of such solitudes.

  • Tony unexpectedly argued against a visit to Monte Carlo, and was only eager to attack the mouflon on that inaccessible gean isle.

  • The only wild sheep of Europe is the mouflon, found in the mountains of Corsica and Sardinia.

  • These forests have preserved two very interesting survivals of antiquity—the mouflon, and the Corsican or Sardinian bandit.