Dall sheep


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Dall sheep

 (dôl) or Dall's sheep (dôlz)
n.
A large wild sheep (Ovis dalli) of the mountainous regions of northwest North America, ranging in color from white to nearly black and having large, curved horns.

[After William Healey Dall (1845-1927), American naturalist.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Dall sheep - large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and AlaskaDall sheep - large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska
genus Ovis, Ovis - sheep
wild sheep - undomesticated sheep
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Guests can choose a commercial flight to Homer or opt to be picked up by a float plane pilot, which gives them access to a spectacular flight over wilderness that houses brown and black bears, moose, mountain goat and Dall sheep, and wolves.
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There's wildlife in abundance, from grizzly bears to muscled moose, soaring eagles to daredevil Dall sheep.
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