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barbary sheep

 

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Noun barbary sheep has 1 sense
  1. aoudad, arui, audad, Barbary sheep, maned sheep, Ammotragus lervia - wild sheep of northern Africa
    --1 is a kind of wild sheep
    --1 is a member of Ammotragus, genus Ammotragus

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Barbary Sheep

Noun (Animal): A wild sheep native to the mountainous regions of North Africa.

Example sentence: The Barbary sheep gracefully navigated the rocky terrain of the Atlas Mountains.

Noun (Local Use): A term used to refer to a person who is unruly or difficult to control.

Example sentence: He was known as the Barbary sheep of the classroom due to his disruptive behavior.

Adjective (Popular Use): Used to describe something wild, untamed, or uncontrollable.

Example sentence: The storm approached with Barbary sheep-like intensity, causing chaos and destruction.

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