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Webster 1913 Edition

Musimon

Mus′i-mon

,
Noun.
[See
Musmon
.]
(Zool.)
See
Mouflon
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Musimon

MUS'IMON

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Noun.
An animal esteemed a species of sheep, described by the ancients as common in Corsica, Sardinia and Barbary. Buffon considers it to be the sheep in a wild state.

Definition 2024

musimon

musimon

English

Alternative forms

Noun

musimon ‎(plural musimons)

  1. Alternative form of mouflon

Etymology

From Latin musimo ‎(“wild sheep”), related to Late Latin mufrō ‎(“wild sheep”), both probably of pre-Latin origin. Compare mouflon; see also musmon.

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