HyperDic: marco_polo_sheep

English > 1 sense of the expression Marco Polo sheep:
NOUNanimalMarco Polo sheep, Marco Polo's sheep, Ovis poliAsiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns
English > Marco Polo sheep: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAsiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon).
SynonymsMarco Polo's sheep, Ovis poli
Member ofOvis, genus OvisSheep
Broaderwild sheepundomesticated sheep

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