noun
large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska
• Syn: ↑Dall sheep, ↑white sheep, ↑Ovis montana dalli
• Hypernyms: ↑wild sheep
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ovis, ↑genus Ovis
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nounsee dall sheep
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/dawlz/
a white-haired wild sheep, Ovis dalli, of mountainous regions of northwestern North America, having curved horns.
Also, Dall sheep.
[1905-10; named after William H. Dall (1845-1927), American naturalist]
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Dall's sheep «dlz»,
= Dall sheep. (Cf. ↑Dall sheep)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.