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MARCO POLO'S SHEEP

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Marco Polo's sheep mean?

• MARCO POLO'S SHEEP (noun)
The noun MARCO POLO'S SHEEP has 1 sense:

1. Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon)

Familiarity information: MARCO POLO'S SHEEP used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MARCO POLO'S SHEEP (noun)

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Meaning:

Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Marco Polo sheep; Marco Polo's sheep; Ovis poli

Hypernyms ("Marco Polo's sheep" is a kind of...):

wild sheep (undomesticated sheep)

Holonyms ("Marco Polo's sheep" is a member of...):

genus Ovis; Ovis (sheep)

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