Meanings
nounBarbary sheep (plural Barbary sheep)
- A wild North African caprid (not a true sheep), Ammotragus lervia
Synonyms: aoudad
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA wild North African caprid (not a true sheep), Ammotragus lervia
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nounwild sheep of northern Africa
Broader
wild sheep
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Translations
Basque arrui
- arruiAmmotragus lervia
Catalan arruí
- arruíAmmotragus lervia
French mouflon à manchettes, mouflon de Barbarie
- mouflon à manchettesAmmotragus lervia
- mouflon de BarbarieAmmotragus lervia
German Berberschaf, Mähnenschaf
- BerberschafAmmotragus lervia
- MähnenschafAmmotragus lervia
- MähnenspringerAmmotragus lervia
Irish caora Bharbarach
- caora BharbarachAmmotragus lervia
Portuguese arruí
- arruíAmmotragus lervia
Russian гри́вистый бара́н, североафрика́нский гри́вистый бара́н
- гри́вистый бара́н (grívistyj barán)Ammotragus lervia
- североафрика́нский гри́вистый бара́н (severoafrikánskij grívistyj barán)Ammotragus lervia
Spanish arruí
- arruíAmmotragus lervia
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APA
Barbary sheep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barbary%20sheep
MLA
“Barbary sheep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barbary%20sheep. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Barbary sheep,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barbary%20sheep.
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