Meaning & use

Audads

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Another name for aoudads, wild sheep native to the rocky mountains of North Africa, known for their curved horns and shaggy throat hair.

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A herd of audads grazed along the cliffside at dawn.

Audads have been introduced to parts of the southwestern United States as game animals.

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"Audad" is a variant spelling of "aoudad," both derived from the animal's Berber name, and the two forms are used interchangeably in field guides.

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aoudadsBarbary sheep

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