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aoudad definition

aou·dad (ä′o̵o dad′, o̵u′dad′)

noun

a wild N African sheep (Ammotragus lervia) with large curved horns and a heavy growth of hair from the throat to the knees; Barbary sheep

Etymology: Fr < Moorish audad

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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