| Pronunciation: | 'âû`dad | ||
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| Definition: | [n] wild sheep of northern Africa | ||
| Synonyms: | Ammotragus lervia, arui, audad, Barbary sheep, maned sheep | ||
| See Also: | Ammotragus, genus Ammotragus, wild sheep | ||
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary | |||
| Definition: | \A"ou*dad\, n. [The Moorish name.] (Zo["o]l.)
An African sheeplike quadruped (the {Ammotragus tragelaphus})
having a long mane on the breast and fore legs. It is,
perhaps, the chamois of the Old Testament.
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