Phrase guide

Dall sheep

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A species of wild sheep native to northwestern North America, Ovis dalli.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Dall's sheep, white sheep, Ovis montana dalli

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wild sheep

History

Etymology

Named after William Healey Dall (1845–1927), an American naturalist.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: debae — species of wild sheep
  • Bulgarian: овен на Дал (oven na Dal) — species of wild sheep
  • Finnish: ohutsarvilammas — species of wild sheep
  • French: mouflon de Dall — species of wild sheep
  • German: Dall-Schaf — species of wild sheep
  • Italian: bighorn bianco — species of wild sheep
  • Japanese: ドールビッグホーン (Dōru-bigguhōn) — species of wild sheep
  • Polish: owca śnieżna — species of wild sheep
  • Russian: бара́н Да́лла (barán Dálla) — species of wild sheep
  • Russian: тонкоро́гий бара́н (tonkorógij barán) — species of wild sheep
  • Spanish: muflón de Dall — species of wild sheep
  • Tanacross: demee — species of wild sheep
  • Lower Tanana: deba — species of wild sheep
  • Ukrainian: баран Далля (baran Dallja) — species of wild sheep