Mouff'lon, n.

(mōōf'lon), n. [Fr. See MUFFLE.] (Zo-ol.) An animal of the sheep kind (Caprovis musimon), inhabiting the mountains of Sardinia, &c. Its horns are very large, with a triangular base, and rounded angles. It is supposed to be the original of the domestic sheep.—Called also musimon or musmon.