What is "barbary sheep"

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.

Aoudad \A"ou*dad\, n. [The Moorish name.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.

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] ||

The Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia) is a species of caprid ( goat-antelope) native to rocky mountains in North Africa. Six subspecies have been described. Although it is rare in its native North Africa, it has been introduced to North America, southern Europe, and elsewhere. It is also known as aoudad, waddan, arui, and arruis.

Barbary Sheep is a 1917 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Maurice Tourneur and stars Elsie Ferguson in her motion picture debut. This picture is said to have George M. Cohan in his film debut as well. It was thought to be a lost film until an 8-minute clip was found in the Gosfilmfond archive.