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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 of wild 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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