Barbary sheep

American  

noun

1. aoudad.

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Etymology

Origin of Barbary sheep

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Barbary sheep

And the oryxes, and the Barbary sheep, and the Przewalski’s horses, the giraffes, the dromedary camels and a variety of other hoofed mammals.

From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023

Amid all this turmoil, Niger set up the largest preserve in Africa—the Termit & Tin Toumma National Nature Reserve—to protect the remaining addax as well as other animals such as dama gazelles and Barbary sheep.

From National Geographic ● Mar. 2, 2016

Over the wide expanse of desert grasslands roam buffalo, wild pigs, mountain lions, Barbary sheep, elk and white-tailed deer.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 13, 2016

One case study turned out to be Virga’s patient Molly, an aoudad, more commonly known as a Barbary sheep.

From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2014

This true argali must not be confounded with the North-African wild sheep, called the bearded argali and known as the arni, the Algerian moufflon, and the Barbary sheep.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various