Aoudad

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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