aoudad Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun wild sheep of northern Africa
Barbary sheep; audad; maned sheep; Ammotragus lervia; arui.
WordNet
A"ou*dad noun
Etymology
The Moorish name.Definitions
(Zoöl.) An African sheeplike quadruped (the Ammotragus tragelaphus ) having a long mane on the breast and fore legs. It is, perhaps, the chamois of the Old Testament.
