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Mufflon

mouflon

noun MOO-flon Rare
Animals & Nature Wild Animals

Origin: from French 'mouflon'

Usage Note

Mufflon (Ovis aries musimon) is the mouflon, a wild sheep introduced to German forests from the Mediterranean. Males carry impressive curved horns. It is a popular game animal and a Neozoon in Central Europe.

Examples

"Im Gehege des Wildparks lebten mehrere Mufflons mit ihren charakteristischen Hörnern."

Natural Translation

In the enclosure of the wildlife park lived several mouflons with their characteristic horns.

Literal Translation

In-the enclosure of-the wildlife-park lived several mouflons with their characteristic horns.

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