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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A wild sheep (Ovis canadensis) of the mountains of western North America, having a brownish coat and, in the male, massive curved horns.
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- noun A
North American endangered species ofwild sheep ,Ovis canadensis .
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- noun wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
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