Category:Argal

Ar"gal, n.

Defn: Crude tartar. See Argol.

Ar"gal, adv.

Defn: A ludicrous corruption of the Latin word ergo, therefore. Shak.

Ar"gal, Ar"ga*li, n. Etym: [Mongolian.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A species of wild sheep (Ovis ammon, or O. argali), remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of Siberia and central Asia.

Note: The bearded argali is the aoudad. See Aoudad. The name is also applied to the bighorn sheep of the Rocky Mountains. See Bighorn.