aoudad
[ ah-oo-dad ]
/ ˈɑ ʊˌdæd /
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noun
a wild sheep, Ammotragus lervia, of northern Africa, having a long fringe of hair on the throat, chest, and forelegs.
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Also called Barbary sheep.
Origin of aoudad
1860–65; <French <Berber, equivalent to a- masculine singular prefix + udad ram
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aoudad
/ (ˈɑːʊˌdæd) /
noun
a wild mountain sheep, Ammotragus lervia, of N Africa, having horns curved in a semicircle and long hair covering the neck and forelegsAlso called: Barbary sheep
Word Origin for aoudad
from French, from Berber audad
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