argali (n.) A species of wild sheep (Ovis ammon, or O. argali),
remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of Siberia
and central Asia.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary๐
argali รคrโฒga-li, n. the great wild sheep of
Siberia and Central Asia. [Mongol.]
Wikipedia
The argali or mountain sheep ("Ovis ammon") is a wild sheep. It lives in the highlands of Central Asia (Himalaya, Tibet, Altay).
It is also the biggest wild sheep, standing as high as 120 cm and weighing as much as 140 kg. The Pamir argali (also called Marco Polo sheep, for they were first described by that traveller) may attain more than 6 feet in length. It is globally endangered.
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