argali

[ ahr-guh-lee ]

noun

, plural ar·ga·li.

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

argali

/ ˈɑːɡəlɪ /

noun

1. 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 History and Origins

Origin of argali¹

First recorded in 1770–80; from Mongolian: “female mountain sheep”

Word History and Origins

Origin of argali¹

C18: from Mongolian

Example Sentences

Argali, r′ga-li, n. the great wild sheep of Siberia and Central Asia.

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But all hearts were gladdened by the welcome sight of some argali, or Siberian sheep, on the slope of a hill.

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It has sometimes been said that when the argali leaps from a height it alights on its horns, which break the force of its fall.

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Siberia has an argali, that appears altogether to differ from the argali of the Himalayas.

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It may possibly be the same animal that our zoologists have described by the name of Argali.

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