aoudad

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Noun aoudad has 1 sense

aoudad, arui, audad, Barbary sheep, maned sheep, Ammotragus lervia - wild sheep of northern Africa
--₁ is a kind of wild sheep
--₁ is a member of Ammotragus, genus Ammotragus

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Aoudad

Noun

1. A large, wild, and heavily built North African sheep, also known as Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia).

Example Sentence: The aoudad gracefully bounded across the rocky terrain.

Adjective

1. Pertaining to or characteristic of the aoudad sheep.

Example Sentence: Mike captured a stunning photograph of an aoudad ram in its natural habitat.

Plural Noun

1. A herd or flock of aoudad sheep.

Example Sentence: The hills were dotted with numerous aoudads, grazing peacefully.

Verb

1. To give birth to or nurture aoudad sheep.

Example Sentence: The wildlife sanctuary carefully aoudads its breeding program to ensure genetic diversity.