Illustration of mouflon
variants
or less commonly moufflon
: either of two wild sheep (Ovis gmelini and O. aries musimon) of the mountains of Sardinia, Corsica and western Asia that have large curling horns in the males and are sometimes included in a single species
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Similar patterns can be seen in the endangered wild Anatolian and Cypriot mouflon that researchers have found to have high proportions of domestic sheep DNA in their genomes.
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Logan Kistler, The Conversation, 24 Nov. 2025
Barbary sheep, mouflon sheep, blackbuck, red stag, sika and axis deer and mountain goats are among the exotic game that roam the ranch.
—Melissa Manno, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Dec. 2023
Between August 2021 and February 2022, 485 axis deer and 232 mouflons were hunted, according to the Lanai Culture & Heritage Center.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
From the vantage turkeys, francolin fowl, chukar partridge, mouflon sheep, Spanish goats and wild boars could be seen.
—Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Dec. 2021
Animals that regularly wander around the 925 hectares of the nature reserve include red deer, fallow deer, European bison, wild boar, and mouflon.
—Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2020
Relics of centuries-old monasteries dot the province’s foothills and spring up from gorges, while mouflon—a type of wild sheep—and bezoar goat roam the cliffsides among wild pear and plum trees.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian, 27 Oct. 2017
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Logan Kistler, The Conversation, 24 Nov. 2025
Barbary sheep, mouflon sheep, blackbuck, red stag, sika and axis deer and mountain goats are among the exotic game that roam the ranch.
—Melissa Manno, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Dec. 2023
Between August 2021 and February 2022, 485 axis deer and 232 mouflons were hunted, according to the Lanai Culture & Heritage Center.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
From the vantage turkeys, francolin fowl, chukar partridge, mouflon sheep, Spanish goats and wild boars could be seen.
—Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Dec. 2021
Animals that regularly wander around the 925 hectares of the nature reserve include red deer, fallow deer, European bison, wild boar, and mouflon.
—Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2020
Relics of centuries-old monasteries dot the province’s foothills and spring up from gorges, while mouflon—a type of wild sheep—and bezoar goat roam the cliffsides among wild pear and plum trees.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian, 27 Oct. 2017
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“Mouflon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mouflon. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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