aoudad

American  

[ah-oo-dad] / ˈɑ ʊˌdæd /

noun

1. a wild sheep, Ammotragus lervia, of northern Africa, having a long fringe of hair on the throat, chest, and forelegs.

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aoudad British  

/ ˈɑːʊˌdæd /

noun

1. Also called: Barbary sheep.  a wild mountain sheep, Ammotragus lervia, of N Africa, having horns curved in a semicircle and long hair covering the neck and forelegs

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Etymology

Origin of aoudad

1860–65; < French < Berber, equivalent to a- masculine singular prefix + udad ram

Example Sentences

The Holly family brought zebras, impalas, ostriches, cranes, lemurs, giraffes, aoudads, mouflons and sable antelopes, according to the Gainesville Sun.

From Washington Post

The land brings to mind skeet shooting or watching aoudads — or Barbary sheep — make their way through her family’s 150-acre ranch.

From New York Times

The adult with them patiently explained about aoudads, and the teenagers, silenced by Molly’s proximity, looked at the animal with remarkable seriousness.

From New York Times

No animals of the chase were seen; but our blacks picked up the dung of the ostrich, and a horn of the aoudad.

From Project Gutenberg

Everyone stood looking, the teenagers at the aoudad and the aoudad at the teenagers, until Molly hopped down from the rock and darted away.

From New York Times