- muffolo
- 1mùf·fo·los.m. COcarlino\DATA: av. 1768.ETIMO: etim.incerta.————————2mùf·fo·los.m. TS zool.nei bovini, musello\DATA: sec. XX.ETIMO: prob. dal germ. *muffel, cfr. fr. mufle.
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mouflon — /moohf lon/, n. a wild sheep, Ovis musimon, inhabiting the mountainous regions of Sardinia and Corsica, the male of which has large curving horns. Also, moufflon. [1765 75; < F < It muflone, orig. dial.; cf. Corsican muffolo, Sardinian murone, LL … Universalium
Mufflon — Mụff|lon auch: Mụf|flon 〈n. 15〉 kleines Wildschaf auf Korsika u. Sardinien; Sy Muffelwild [<frz. mouflon <sard. muffolo <lat.] * * * Mụf|f|lon, der; s, s [frz. mouflon < ital. muflone, aus dem Altsardischen]: braunes Wildschaf mit… … Universal-Lexikon
Mufflon — Mụff|lon auch: Mụf|flon 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 kleines Wildschaf auf Korsika u. Sardinien; Syn. Muffel [Etym.: <frz. mouflon <sard. muffolo <lat.] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
mouflon — mouf•lon or mouf•flon [[t]ˈmuf lɒn[/t]] n. mam a wild sheep, Ovis musimon, inhabiting the mountainous regions of Sardinia and Corsica, the male of which has large curving horns • Etymology: 1765–75; < F < It muflone, orig. dial.; cf.… … From formal English to slang
mouflon — [mo͞of′län΄] n. pl. mouflons or mouflon [Fr mouflon < It dial. muffolo, for muffione < LL dial. mufro, akin to L musimo, wild sheep < a pre L western Mediterranean native term] 1. a) a wild sheep (Ovis musimon) native to the mountainous… … English World dictionary
