mountain sheep

/ˌmaʊnt(ə)n ʃip/
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Definitions of mountain sheep
  1. noun
    any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions
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    types:
    Ovis canadensis, Rocky Mountain bighorn, Rocky Mountain sheep, bighorn, bighorn sheep, cimarron
    wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
    Ovis musimon, moufflon, mouflon
    wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia
    type of:
    wild sheep
    undomesticated sheep
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