‖n. [ The Moorish name. ] (Zool.) 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. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]