aoudad

(äo̵o dad′, o̵udad′)

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

Origin: Fr < Moorish audad

See aoudad in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A wild sheep (Ammotragus lervia) of northern Africa, having long, curved horns and a beardlike growth of hair on the neck and chest. Also called Barbary sheep.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Berber audad

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