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Definition of Marco Polo sheep
1. Noun. Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon).
Group relationships: Genus Ovis, Ovis
Generic synonyms: Wild Sheep
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marco Polo Sheep
Literary usage of Marco Polo sheep
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Salvaging Nature: Indigenous Peoples, Protected Areas and Biodiversity by Marcus Colchester (1998)
"... fact that it is one the last areas containing a broad range of Himalayan fauna,
including blue sheep, snow leopards, Marco Polo sheep and Tibetan asses. ..."
2. Afghanistan: The First Five Years of Soviet Occupation by J. Bruce Amstutz (1994)
"Its main feature of international interest was the small herds of rare Marco Polo
sheep found only in the Pamir mountains. The pre-1978 Afghan government ..."
3. My Reminiscences by Raphael Pumpelly (1918)
"We saw a troop of the great Marco Polo sheep—Ovis poli—but their summer haunts
are near the ice-line at 18000 feet. Here and there are found their horns, ..."
4. Explorations in Turkestan: With an Account of the Basin of Eastern Persia by Raphael Pumpelly, William Morris Davis, Ellsworth Huntington (1905)
"A few marmots burrowed where the grass was thickest, but the characteristic beast
was the Marco Polo sheep ..."
5. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"... is important for Marco Polo sheep, snow leopards, other high-altitude species,
5790 square miles (15000 km2) adjacent to Afghanistan and Pakistan. ..."
6. Explorations in Turkestan: With an Account of the Basin of Eastern Persia by Raphael Pumpelly (1905)
"A few marmots burrowed where the grass was thickest, but the characteristic beast
was the Marco Polo sheep {Ovis poll), the largest of all wild sheep. ..."
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