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Definition of Ovis musimon

Ovis musimon
Mouflon Mouf"lon, n. [F. mouflon.] (Zo["o]l.) A wild sheep (Ovis musimon), inhabiting the mountains of Sardinia, Corsica, etc. Its horns are very large, with a triangular base and rounded angles. It is supposed by some to be the original of the domestic sheep. Called also musimon or musmon. [Written also moufflon.]

Meaning of Ovis musimon from wikipedia

- domestic sheep (Ovis aries), as Ovis aries musimon. Based on comparison of mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences, three groups of sheep (Ovis) have been...
- 2017-03-27. Hermans, W. A. (September 15, 1996). "[The European mouflon, Ovis musimon]". Tijdschrift voor Diergeneeskunde. 121 (18): 515–517. PMID 8928183...
- 2023). "Ovis gracilis sp. nov. (Artiodactyla, Bovidae) from the Lower Pleistocene of the Taurida Cave in the Crimea and History of the Genus Ovis". Paleontological...
- Severtzov argali, O. a. severtzovi Some sources classify mouflon as Ovis ammon musimon, but DNA testing has not supported this. Several subspecies of argali...
- four—two curved and two straight. Musimon can also refer to the real animal known as the European mouflon (Ovis aries musimon), a wild short-fleeced mountain...
- revised December 19, 2007 "Species Profile for Peninsular bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni)". US Fish and Wildlife Service. "Steller sea lion (Eumetopias...
- hypothesis states that Ovis aries is descended from the Asiatic (O. gmelini) species of mouflon; the European mouflon (Ovis aries musimon) is a direct descendant...
- Western Regions. The European mouflon (Ovis musimon) is thought to be the ancestor of the modern domestic sheep (Ovis aries), and was historically herded...
- Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus (common) Moose, Alces alces (common) Mouflon, Ovis musimon (rare/introduced from central Europe) This order includes all the whales...
- According to the same authors this sheep is closest to the European mouflon (Ovis musimon). The Karakachan sheep is small (about 57 cm at withers), the short and...