mountain sheep
noun
: any of various wild sheep (such as bighorn, argali, or Dall sheep) inhabiting high mountains
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His goal was to create a large mountain sheep variety that could be hunted on his ranch.
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Alex Knapp, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Part of the charm is living without electricity and enjoying the peaceful views and wildlife such as rabbits, badgers, foxes, mountain sheep, and otters.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2023
Bleached skull of mountain sheep found on the desert and hung over main gate symbolizes subject matter of much Georgia O’Keeffe painting.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 20 Mar. 2023
However, the company isn’t bound to the original loden recipe that focused solely on Austrian mountain sheep.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2023
The snow leopard lives mostly on mountain sheep, ibex, pikas, and marmot.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2021
In Iceland, where there is no indigenous megafauna, domestic mountain sheep are herded, and Axelsson takes readers to a roundup.
—David James, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Oct. 2022
The mountain sheep meat is their choice meat, but they are not allowed to serve it to tourists.
—Mary Ann Ashcraft, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Mar. 2021
These included elk and caribou antlers, bison ribs and horns, and mountain sheep horns.
—Andrew Del-Colle, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2020
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Alex Knapp, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Part of the charm is living without electricity and enjoying the peaceful views and wildlife such as rabbits, badgers, foxes, mountain sheep, and otters.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2023
Bleached skull of mountain sheep found on the desert and hung over main gate symbolizes subject matter of much Georgia O’Keeffe painting.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 20 Mar. 2023
However, the company isn’t bound to the original loden recipe that focused solely on Austrian mountain sheep.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2023
The snow leopard lives mostly on mountain sheep, ibex, pikas, and marmot.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2021
In Iceland, where there is no indigenous megafauna, domestic mountain sheep are herded, and Axelsson takes readers to a roundup.
—David James, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Oct. 2022
The mountain sheep meat is their choice meat, but they are not allowed to serve it to tourists.
—Mary Ann Ashcraft, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Mar. 2021
These included elk and caribou antlers, bison ribs and horns, and mountain sheep horns.
—Andrew Del-Colle, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2020
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“Mountain sheep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountain%20sheep. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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