Definition of mouflon
: either of two wild sheep (Ovis orientalis and O. 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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Origin and Etymology of mouflon
French mouflon, from Italian dialect muvrone, from Late Latin mufron-, mufro
First Known Use: 1774
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