An animal of the order Artiodactyla, family Bovidae. A breed of domestic sheep originating from China, raised for both its wool and meat. Its Chinese pronunciation is hang-yang, and it is also called thin sheep or cotton sheep. It entered China by moving south from the plateaus of Central Asia. It has an extremely large and well-developed fat tail. Its wool is white, and most are hornless. [Nishida Tomoko] [Reference] |© Tadaaki Ohkata "> Sheep (winter sheep) [specimen drawing] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
哺乳(ほにゅう)綱偶蹄(ぐうてい)目ウシ科の動物。家畜ヒツジの中国産品種で、毛肉兼用に飼育されている。中国語読みはハンヤンhang-yangで、ほかに細羊、綿羊ともいわれる。中央アジアの高原地帯から南下して中国に入った。脂肪尾がきわめて大きく発達している。毛は白色で無角が多い。 [西田恂子] [参照項目] |©大片忠明"> ヒツジ(寒羊)〔標本画〕 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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