aoudad

4 definitions found

aoudad - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  maned sheep \maned sheep\ n.
     A type of wild sheep (Ammotragus lervia) of northern
     Africa; called also Barbary sheep and aoudad.
  
     Syn: aoudad, arui, audad, Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia.
          [WordNet 1.5]

  Aoudad \A"ou*dad\, n. [The Moorish name.] (Zool.)
     An African sheeplike quadruped (the Ammotragus lervia,
     formerly Ammotragus tragelaphus) having a long mane on the
     breast and fore legs; the wild sheep of northern Africa; --
     called also Barbary sheep. It is, perhaps, the chamois of
     the Old Testament.
  
     Syn: aoudad, arui, Barbary sheep, maned sheep.
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

  arui \arui\ n.
     1. a wild sheep (Ammotragus lervia) of northern Africa,
        having a thick mane on the throat, chest, and forelegs; --
        also called the aoudad and Barbary sheep.
  
     Syn: aoudad, audad, Barbary sheep, maned sheep.
          [WordNet 1.5]

aoudad - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  aoudad
      n 1: wild sheep of northern Africa [syn: aoudad, arui,
           audad, Barbary sheep, maned sheep, Ammotragus lervia
           ]