Aoudad
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Aoudad is a noun meaning The Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia.
Meaning
The Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia.
Example Sentences
In captivity the aoudad seems to like water and to enjoy taking a bath. The diet consists of grass, herbaceous plants, and stunted bushes.
Aoudads compete with native deer and actually run them off shared range, according to TPWD^([Texas Parks and Wildlife Department]) ethnobotanist David Alloway. There is no doubt that the aoudad must be removed from the ranch; the only question is how.
New Mexico addressed this anxiety by issuing game department personnel a shoot-on-sight order for any aoudad found inside known bighorn boundaries in New Mexico. By comparison, Arizona′s intent was to eliminate any aoudad loose anywhere inside its jurisdiction, and its neighbor′s other additions were not welcome either.
Word Forms
- aoudads
Synonyms for aoudad
Depending on context, synonyms include audad.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include audad, argali, aegagrus, ovine, argal, sheep.
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