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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Geol.) A rounded knoll of rock resembling the back of a sheep. -- produced by glacial action. Called also
roche moutonnée ; -- usually in the plural.
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- noun glaciology A rock formation created by the passing of a
glacier .
Etymologies
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sheep + back, from its shape.
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