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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
Sense 1
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's sheep; Marco Polo 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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