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Meaning of ARGAL

Pronunciation:  'ârgul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia
 
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 Synonyms: argali, Ovis ammon
 
 See Also: genus Ovis, Ovis, wild sheep

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Ar"gal\, n.
    Crude tartar. See {Argol}.
    
  2. \Ar"gal\, adv.
    A ludicrous corruption of the Latin word ergo, therefore.
    --Shak.
    
  3. \Ar"gal\, Argali \Ar"ga*li\, n. [Mongolian.] (Zo["o]l.)
    A species of wild sheep ({Ovis ammon}, or {O. 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}.
    
 

 

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