barbary sheep

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Barbary sheep
    n 1: wild sheep of northern Africa [syn: {aoudad}, {arui},
         {audad}, {Barbary sheep}, {maned sheep}, {Ammotragus
         lervia}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

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

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]

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