"mountain sheep" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mountain sheep [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|mountain sheep}} mountain sheep (plural mountain sheep)
  1. The argali.
    Sense id: en-mountain_sheep-en-noun-NiuYBPE3
  2. The bighorn (Ovis canadensis) of the Rocky Mountains. Categories (lifeform): Sheep
    Sense id: en-mountain_sheep-en-noun-zVKazpDw Disambiguation of Sheep: 16 84 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 81

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