mouflon
1 synonym for mouflon, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A wild sheep, Ovis orientalis musimon, native to the islands of Sardinia and Corsica.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
moufflon
How to use mouflon
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
wild mouflon
a herd of mouflons
Corsican mouflon
It is a specialist word, mostly used in zoology, nature writing and hunting contexts.
Etymology
Mouflon was borrowed unchanged from French, which took it from Italian muflone. It has been used in English since roughly the late 1700s.
Full origin of mouflon →Frequently asked questions
What is a mouflon?
A mouflon is a species of wild sheep native to Sardinia and Corsica.
How do you pronounce mouflon?
In British English it is said MOO-flon, with the stress on the first syllable.
What is the plural of mouflon?
The plural is mouflons.
