Definition of Barbary sheep

1. Noun. Wild sheep of northern Africa.

Exact synonyms: Ammotragus Lervia, Aoudad, Arui, Audad, Maned Sheep
Generic synonyms: Wild Sheep
Group relationships: Ammotragus, Genus Ammotragus

Definition of Barbary sheep

1. Noun. A wild North African caprid (not a true sheep), ''Ammotragus lervia'' ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Barbary Sheep

Barbara Wertheim Tuchman
Barbarea
Barbarea praecox
Barbarea verna
Barbarea vulgaris
Barbarossa
Barbary
Barbary Coast
Barbary ape
Barbary apes
Barbary lion
Barbary lions
Barbary macaque
Barbary macaques
Barbary pirate
Barbary sheep (current term)
Barberton daisy
Barbie
Barbra
Barbra Joan Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Barbuda
Barbudan
Barbudans
Barbudian
Barbudians
Barca
Barcelona
Barcelonan
Barcelonans

Literary usage of Barbary sheep

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. African Nature Notes and Reminiscences by Frederick Courteney Selous (1908)
"... influence of environment—The leucoryx—The Barbary sheep —The Sardinian moufflon—African butterflies—Coloration of the musk ox and caribou—Arctic hares ..."

2. Useful and Ornamental Planting by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) (1832)
"This is a proof, not to be disputed, of the value of the Barbary sheep at that time ; and if it really possessed any good qualities, they would have been ..."

3. Report by American Genetic Association (1907)
"Mouflon, female; Barbary sheep, male and female; blue sheep (Ovis ... Barbary Sheep (Ovis tragelaphus). Mouflon (Ovis musimon). ..."

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