argali

[ ahr-guh-lee ]
/ ˈɑr gə li /

noun, plural ar·ga·li.

a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, of Asia, having long, curved horns that typically form an open, outwardly extended spiral: rare or endangered.
Also argal.

Origin of argali

1770–80; < Mongolian: female mountain sheep

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British Dictionary definitions for argali

argali

argal

/ (ˈɑːɡəlɪ) /

noun plural -gali or -gals

a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, inhabiting semidesert regions in central Asia: family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla. It is the largest of the sheep, having massive horns in the male, which may almost form a circle

Word Origin for argali

C18: from Mongolian