argali

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noun

Ovis ammon, the largest wild sheep, which roams the highlands of Central Asia.

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mountain sheepargalOvis ammon
OriginMongolic →
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Meanings

nounargali (plural argalis)

plural argalis

  1. Ovis ammon, the largest wild sheep, which roams the highlands of Central Asia.

    Synonyms: mountain sheep

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOvis ammon, the largest wild sheep, which roams the highlands of Central Asia.

Similar
mountain sheep

More synonyms by meaning

nounwild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia

Similar
argalOvis ammon
Broader
wild sheep
Also see
argal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Mongolic
  2. Englishargali

From Mongolic (Mongolian аргаль (argalʹ)).

More words from Mongolic

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Translations

Finnish argaali
  • argaaliOvis ammon
German Argali, Riesenwildschaf
  • ArgaliOvis ammon
  • RiesenwildschafOvis ammon
Irish árgailí
  • árgailíOvis ammon
Italian argalì
  • argalìOvis ammon
Persian غرم
  • غرم (ġorm)Ovis ammon
Polish argali
  • argaliOvis ammon
Portuguese argali
  • argaliOvis ammon
Russian арха́р, го́рный бара́н
  • арха́р (arxár)Ovis ammon
  • го́рный бара́н (górnyj barán)Ovis ammon
  • аргали́ (argalí)Ovis ammon
Spanish argalí
  • argalíOvis ammon
Cite this entry
APA

argali. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argali

MLA

“argali.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argali. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “argali,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argali.

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