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]