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aoudad
(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
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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