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a·ou·dad  (ä-dd, oudd)
n.
A wild sheep (Ammotragus lervia) of northern Africa, having long, curved horns and a beardlike growth of hair on the neck and chest. Also called Barbary sheep.
[French, from Berber audad.]
aoudad [ˈɑːʊˌdæd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a wild mountain sheep, Ammotragus lervia, of N Africa, having horns curved in a semicircle and long hair covering the neck and forelegs Also called Barbary sheep
[from French, from Berber audad]
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Noun1.aoudad - wild sheep of northern Africaaoudad - wild sheep of northern Africa        
Ammotragus lervia, arui, audad, Barbary sheep, maned sheep
wild sheep - undomesticated sheep
Ammotragus, genus Ammotragus - genus of wild sheep
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