Definition of "aoudad" []

• 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. (noun)

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• "I tried to track this down on the Internet and all references included Rep. An aoudad, which is a type of barbary sheep native to Africa, was a recent visitor at Kreative Learning Preschool."
• "Internationally important populations of five species of threatened fauna survive: dorcas and dama gazelle, addax, aoudad, and ostrich."
• "Numbers of dorcas gazelle and aoudad may have increased since the creation of the reserve, but dama gazelle is declining due to continued military poaching and tourist disturbance."