Urial

Quick meaning: Urial is a noun meaning A bearded reddish sheep, subspecies of Ovis orientalis (including Ovis orientalis vignei), previously classified as Ovis vignei, being endemic to southern Asia and believed to be a wild ancestor of domestic sheep.

Meaning

A bearded reddish sheep, subspecies of Ovis orientalis (including Ovis orientalis vignei), previously classified as Ovis vignei, being endemic to southern Asia and believed to be a wild ancestor of domestic sheep.

Example Sentences

O. severtzovi has been shuffled back and forth between the urial and the argali groups.

Most urials live in open habitats, with few or no trees, but there are indications that this may be a recent adaptation to changing environmental conditions and that the urial was originally more of a woodland animal than at present.

All domesticated sheep are descended from the moufflon, urial or argali. They are closely related to each other and connected by intermediate breeds. Most wool sheep are believed to have been derived from urial stock, while hair sheep are traced back to the moufflon.

Word Forms

• urials

Synonyms for urial

Depending on context, synonyms include arkars, shapoo.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include oorial, ovine, argali, sheep, sheepe, burrel.

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