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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STONE SHEEP

After the US naturalist Andrew Jackson Stone, who first discovered the breed in 1896.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STONE SHEEP

Stone sheep play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STONE SHEEP

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Stone sheep is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STONE SHEEP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stone sheep

The Stone sheep, Ovis dalli stonei, is a more southern subspecies of Dall sheep, Ovis dalli, a sheep native to northwestern North America, slate brown in color with some white patches on the rump and inside of the hind legs, and having curved yellowish brown horns. Stone's Sheep are primarily found in Northern British Columbia and can often be seen by travellers licking minerals along the side of the Alaska Highway in areas such as Summit Lake, Stone Mountain Provincial Park and Muncho Lake Provincial Park. Female Stone's Sheep are called Ewes while the male of the species are called rams.

Definition of Stone sheep in the English dictionary

The definition of Stone sheep in the dictionary is a wild sheep found in the Yukon and the northern Rocky Mountains.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STONE SHEEP

Stone Age

WORDS THAT END LIKE STONE SHEEP

asleep
Barbary sheep
bell sheep
black sheep
cheep
creep
deep
hair sheep
Jacob sheep
Jeep
keep
mountain sheep
peep
sheep
sleep
steep
Stone´s sheep
sweep
the deep
vegetable sheep

Synonyms and antonyms of Stone sheep in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Stone sheep» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STONE SHEEP

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The translations of Stone sheep from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Stone sheep» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

羊结石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ovejas de piedra
570 millions of speakers

English

Stone sheep
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्टोन भेड़
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الأغنام الحجر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Камень овец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pedra ovelhas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাথর ভেড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mouflon de Stone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Domba batu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Steinschaf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

石の羊
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

돌 양
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Watu watu
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

đá cừu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்டோன் செம்மறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टोन मेंढी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Taş koyun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pecore pietra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stone owiec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

камінь овець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oaie piatra
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Stone πρόβατα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Stone skape
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

sten sheep
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Stone sau
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Stone sheep

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STONE SHEEP»

The term «Stone sheep» is normally little used and occupies the 137.423 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STONE SHEEP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Stone sheep

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STONE SHEEP»

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Habitat Selection and Behavioural Strategies of Stone's ...
Baseline information on Stone's sheep (Ovis dalli stonei) and their habitat is needed because of increased industrial development and recreational activity in the mountains of northern British Columbia.
Andrew B. D. Walker, 2006
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Adventure Bowhunter: Tom Miranda's Quest for the Super Slam ...
FANNIN OPTION One thing to consider is that Grand Slam Club/OVIS ac- cepts the Fannin sheep as a substitute for a Stone sheep in the Grand Slam. Dall and Stone sheep are the thin-horned sheep of North America. True Dall sheep are 100 ...
Tom Miranda, 2012
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Wild Mammals of North America: Biology, Management, and ...
Markings on Stone's sheep are similar to those of bighorn sheep. Mountain sheep have unhanded awn-type guard hairs, which are round to oval (length < 32.2 mm and diameter <4.8 mm) (Moore et al. 1974). The annual spring molt lasts ...
George A. Feldhamer, Bruce C. Thompson, Joseph A. Chapman, 2003
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Sheep Have Lambs
... Bunnies by Lynn M. Stone Sheep Have Lambs by Lynn M. Stone Wolves Have Pups by Elizabeth Dana Jaffe OMPASS POIN BOOKS www.compasspointbooks. com.
Lynn M. Stone, 2000
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The Bowhunter's Handbook
... states, Mexico, and Canada. Two species of thinhorn sheep —the pure white Dall's sheep (Ovis dalli dalli)and its subspecies the Stone's sheep (Ovis dalli stonei)— live in the remote and rugged northland mountains of Canada and Alaska.
M.R. James, 2011
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Adventure Guide Alaska Highway
For the next 100 miles, the road travels through the habitat of the stone sheep. The sheep themselves are only an occasional hazard. They come down near the road to look for salt. The true danger is people stopping their vehicles on blind ...
Ed Readicker-Henderson, Lynn Readicker-Henderson, 2006
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Mountain Sheep of North America
A nearly 7/s-curl Stone's sheep ram in summer pelage. (Photograph by John P. Boone.) spersed with larger willows, Cottonwood (Populus balsamifera) , aspen ( Pop- ulus tremuloides) , and occasionally white spruce (Picea glauca). During ...
Raul Valdez, Paul R. Krausman, 1999
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Mountain Sheep Hunting in British Columbia
A large Dall ram may reach 200 pounds, while Stone sheep average about 20 pounds heavier. The Dall sheep is found mainly in the Yukon and Alaska, but it occurs in the far northwestern part of British Columbia as well. The pure form of the ...
Wilfred W. Klingsat, 2008
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Hoofed Mammals of British Columbia
In another introduction made between 1994 and 1995, 24 Stone's Sheep from the east side of Atlin Lake (Surprise Lake area) were released on the west side of Atlin Lake (Table Mountain). This transplant appears to have been successful and ...
David M. Shackleton, 1999
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A Field Guide to Mammals of North America, North of Mexico
GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION: Dal Is Sheep (O. d dalli), typical form, Alaska, Yukon, and extreme nw. British Columbia — coat pure white. Stone Sheep (O. d stonei), n. British Columbia and s.-cen. Yukon — dark gray to black with blaze, muzzle, ...
Fiona Reid, 2006

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STONE SHEEP»

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Famed Israeli artist Menashe Kadishman dies aged 82
Kadishman was best known for his repeated rendering of a sheep's head, ... as a Michelangelo-like figure sculpting a huge stone sheep in the middle of Tel Aviv. «The Times of Israel, May 15»
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Lawyer says authorities trying to embarrass hunter accused of killing …
The hunting guide based in Kamloops, B.C., claims to have killed the sheep in a ... In that instance, Dougan led a Wyoming man on a hunt for stone sheep. «Nanaimo Daily News, Feb 15»
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Protecting the flock: Owner forced to chain up stone sheep in bid to …
But for a desperate owner, in a bid to protect her stone sheep from thieves, iron ... Sandra Bryant, of Shepton Mallet, had a flock of five sheep happily placed in ... «Express.co.uk, Mar 14»
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Share “12-year-old Edmond resident Lincoln Tapp...”
The Stone sheep hunt in Canada's Yukon territory was the most exciting, said Lincoln, who is meeting fans and signing autographs Saturday at noon at the ... «NewsOK.com, Feb 14»
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Could a 10ft cockerel in Surrey, stone sheep in Somerset or plastic …
In Shepton Mallet, in Somerset, there is a flock of stone sheep, while in Shoreham, West Sussex, there are six green plastic sheep. All have made the towns ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Feb 13»
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'Devastation' as superstar sheep Nick Boing dies
Nick had been abandoned by his mother and there were no other sheep nearby ... That lamb quickly grew into a huge 22-stone sheep, with his walks around the ... «WalesOnline, Jan 13»
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Warke's long hunt brings home one for the list
As Warke measured his shot before the stone sheep got totally spooked, Shawn Raymond, his guide and outfitter for the trip, crawled on top of the 60-year-old ... «Allentown Morning Call, Nov 10»
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Woolly yarn about a 22-stone sheep who is kept as a family pet
But the 22-stone ram prefers to spend his evenings watching television in the living room, so he head butts the cushions out of the way and settles down on the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 08»

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