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mountain sheep
noun
: any of various wild sheep (such as bighorn, argali, or Dall sheep) inhabiting high mountains
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The great naturalist Seton described this breathtaking ability of mountain sheep.
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Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 6 Apr. 2022
His goal was to create a large mountain sheep variety that could be hunted on his ranch.
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Alex Knapp, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Part of the charm is living without electricity and enjoying the peaceful views and wildlife such as rabbits, badgers, foxes, mountain sheep, and otters.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2023
Bleached skull of mountain sheep found on the desert and hung over main gate symbolizes subject matter of much Georgia O’Keeffe painting.
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Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 20 Mar. 2023
However, the company isn’t bound to the original loden recipe that focused solely on Austrian mountain sheep.
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Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2023
The snow leopard lives mostly on mountain sheep, ibex, pikas, and marmot.
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2021
In Iceland, where there is no indigenous megafauna, domestic mountain sheep are herded, and Axelsson takes readers to a roundup.
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David James, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Oct. 2022
The mountain sheep meat is their choice meat, but they are not allowed to serve it to tourists.
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Mary Ann Ashcraft, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Mar. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1596, in the meaning defined above
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“Mountain sheep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountain%20sheep. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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mountain sheep
noun
: any of various wild sheep (as a bighorn sheep) that live in high mountains
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