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argali

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: argal, Ovis ammon

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wild sheep

History

Etymology

From Mongolic (Mongolian аргаль (argalʹ)).

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Southern Altai: аркар (arkar) — Ovis ammon
  • Buryat: аргали (argali) — Ovis ammon
  • Chukchi: кытэпаԓгын (kytėpaḷgyn) — Ovis ammon
  • Finnish: argaali — Ovis ammon
  • German: Argali — Ovis ammon
  • German: Riesenwildschaf — Ovis ammon
  • Irish: árgailí — Ovis ammon
  • Italian: argalì — Ovis ammon
  • Kalmyk: арһл (arğl) — Ovis ammon
  • Kazakh: арқар (arqar) — Ovis ammon
  • Kyrgyz: аркар (arkar) — Ovis ammon
  • Mongolian: аргаль (argalʹ) — Ovis ammon
  • Persian: غرم (ġorm) — Ovis ammon
  • Polish: argali — Ovis ammon
  • Portuguese: argali — Ovis ammon
  • Russian: арха́р (arxár) — Ovis ammon
  • Russian: го́рный бара́н (górnyj barán) — Ovis ammon
  • Russian: аргали́ (argalí) — Ovis ammon
  • Spanish: argalí — Ovis ammon
  • Uyghur: ئارقار (arqar) — Ovis ammon