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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Argal \Ar"gal\, Argali \Ar"ga*li\, n. [Mongolian.] (Zool.) A species of wild sheep (Ovis ammon, or Ovis argali), remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of Siberia and central Asia. [1913 Webster] Note: The bearded argali is the aoudad. See Aoudad. The name is also applied to the bighorn sheep of the Rocky Mountains. See Bighorn. [1913 Webster]