a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, inhabiting semidesert regions in central Asia: family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla. It is the largest of the sheep, having massive horns in the male, which may almost form a circle
Word origin
C18: from Mongolian
argali in American English
(ˈɑrgəli)
nounWord forms: pluralˈargalis or ˈargali
a wild sheep (Ovis ammon) of Asia, with large, curved horns