Arkars

Quick meaning: Arkars is a noun meaning (dated) The urial (subspecies of sheep).

Meaning

(dated) The urial (subspecies of sheep).

Example Sentences

Above us we can see flocks of arkars (wild sheep), which gaze down upon us. Our presence surprises but does not apparently alarm them.

When lying down arkars nearly always keep the head erect, as if on the lookout, and when sleeping they lie with the neck outstretched.

Among the other animals of the Pamirian fauna appeared wolves and foxes, and flocks of those large wild sheep with gnarled and gracefully curved horns, which are known to the natives as arkars. High in the sky flew the vultures, bearded and unbearded, and amid the clouds of white vapor we left behind us were many crows and pigeons and turtledoves and wagtails.

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