| noting or pertaining to a rock formation having a rounded outline like the back of a sheep, resulting from glacial action. Compare roche moutonnée. |
mou·ton·née  (mōō'tə-nā') adj. Geology Rounded by glacial action into a shape likened to a sheep's back. Used of a rock formation. [Short for French roche moutonnée : roche, rock + moutonnée, fleecy, past participle of moutonner, to make fleecy (from mouton, sheep; see mouton).] |
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