Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Soay. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Soay, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Soay in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Soay you have here. The definition of the word Soay will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofSoay, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
1961 August 3, Peter Jewell, The wild sheep of St Kilda, New Scientist, No. 246, page 268,
These apparently wild Soay sheep have bred on the island for centuries, virtually untended by Man. They are a relic of primitive domestic sheep, little improved from their wild progenitors.
2000, Laurence D. Mueller, Amitabh Joshi, Stability in Model Populations, page 250:
We first discuss a multiyear study on Soay sheep (Ovis aries) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) that has successfully yielded a sophisticated understanding of population regulation (Clutton-Brock et al., 1997).
2009, Alistair J. Wilson, Marco Festa-Bianchet, “5: Maternal Effects in Wild Ungulates”, in Dario Maestripieri, Jill M. Mateo, editors, Maternal Effects in Mammals, page 94:
Such selective antagonism can be seen as a form of parent-offspring conflict and has been demonstrated in Soay sheep (Wilson et al. 2005c).
Usage notes
The Soay sheep is not taxonomically distinguished from the domestic sheep (both are Ovis aries).
