Phrase guide

Barbary sheep

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A wild North African caprid (not a true sheep), Ammotragus lervia

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

wild sheep of northern Africa

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aoudad, arui, audad, maned sheep, Ammotragus lervia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wild sheep

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Mirandese: arruí — Ammotragus lervia
  • Basque: arrui — Ammotragus lervia
  • Catalan: arruí — Ammotragus lervia
  • French: mouflon à manchettes — Ammotragus lervia
  • French: mouflon de Barbarie — Ammotragus lervia
  • Galician: arruí — Ammotragus lervia
  • German: Berberschaf — Ammotragus lervia
  • German: Mähnenschaf — Ammotragus lervia
  • German: Mähnenspringer — Ammotragus lervia
  • Irish: caora Bharbarach — Ammotragus lervia
  • Portuguese: arruí — Ammotragus lervia
  • Russian: гри́вистый бара́н (grívistyj barán) — Ammotragus lervia
  • Russian: североафрика́нский гри́вистый бара́н (severoafrikánskij grívistyj barán) — Ammotragus lervia
  • Spanish: arruí — Ammotragus lervia