Definition of Marco polo sheep

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

Exact synonyms: Marco Polo's Sheep, Ovis Poli
Group relationships: Genus Ovis, Ovis
Generic synonyms: Wild Sheep

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marco Polo Sheep

Marchi's tract
Marchiafava-Micheli anaemia
Marchiafava-Micheli syndrome
Marchigue
Marchihue
Marchlewszczyzna
Marchy
Marcia
Marcian
Marciano
Marcille's triangle
Marcionism
Marco
Marco Polo
Marco Polo's sheep
Marco Polo sheep
Marcomanni
Marcomannic
Marconi
Marconi rig
Marcosian
Marcosians
Marcus
Marcus Annius Verus
Marcus Antonius
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Marcus Bains line
Marcus Bains lines
Marcus Cocceius Nerva

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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