Pronunciation: ' au ̇ - ˌ dad, ' ä-u ̇ -
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Berber audad
Date: 1861
: a wild bovine ( Ammotragus lervia ) of No. Africa that is closely related to goats and sheep and has been introduced into the southwestern U.S. ― called also aoudad sheep, Barbary sheep