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Ovis argali

Argal \Ar"gal\, ||Argali \Ar"ga*li\, n. [Mongolian.] (Zo["o]l.) A species of wild sheep ( Ovis ammon, or Ovis argali), remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of Siberia and central Asia.

Note: The bearded argali is the aoudad. See Aoudad. The name is also applied to the bighorn sheep of the Rocky Mountains. See Bighorn. [1913 Webster] ||