Ovis musimon n 1: wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia [syn: {mouflon}, {moufflon}, {Ovis musimon}]
Mouflon \Mouf"lon\, n. [F. mouflon.] (Zool.) A wild sheep ({Ovis musimon}), inhabiting the mountains of Sardinia, Corsica, etc. Its horns are very large, with a triangular base and rounded angles. It is supposed by some to be the original of the domestic sheep. Called also {musimon} or {musmon}. [Written also {moufflon}.] [1913 Webster]