Dall's sheep

Dall's sheep
/dawlz/
a white-haired wild sheep, Ovis dalli, of mountainous regions of northwestern North America, having curved horns.
Also, Dall sheep.
[1905-10; named after William H. Dall (1845-1927), American naturalist]

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  • Dall's sheep — noun large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska • Syn: ↑Dall sheep, ↑white sheep, ↑Ovis montana dalli • Hypernyms: ↑wild sheep • Member Holonyms: ↑Ovis, ↑genus Ovis …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dall's sheep — noun see Dall sheep …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Dall sheep — ram at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage, Alaska. Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Dall sheep — [dôl] n. a wild sheep (Ovis dalli) with white hair and long spiral horns, living in the mountains of NW North America: also Dall s sheep * * *       (Ovis dalli), species of bighorn (bighorn sheep) (q.v.). * * * …   Universalium

  • Dall sheep — [dôl] n. a wild sheep (Ovis dalli) with white hair and long spiral horns, living in the mountains of NW North America: also Dall s sheep …   English World dictionary

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  • Dall sheep — noun large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska • Syn: ↑Dall s sheep, ↑white sheep, ↑Ovis montana dalli • Hypernyms: ↑wild sheep • Member Holonyms: ↑Ovis, ↑genus Ovis …   Useful english dictionary

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