Meanings
nounMarco Polo sheep (plural Marco Polo sheep)
- Ovis ammon polii, a subspecies of argali found in mountainous regions of Central Asia.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAsiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon)
Similar
Marco Polo's sheepOvis poli
Broader
wild sheep
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
Marco Polo sheep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marco%20Polo%20sheep
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“Marco Polo sheep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marco%20Polo%20sheep. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Marco Polo sheep,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marco%20Polo%20sheep.
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