Ancon sheep

noun

An·​con sheep

ˈaŋkən-,

-ˌkän-

variants or less commonly Ancon

plural -s

: a short-legged achondroplastic sheep

especially : such a sheep of an extinct strain or breed formerly maintained in Massachusetts

Word History

Etymology

New Latin ancon; from their short, crooked legs

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined above

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