the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > [noun] > family Bovidae > subfamily Ovinae > genus Ammotragus (aoudad) (2)
A species of wild sheep, Ovis or Ammotragus tragelaphus (often domesticated), found in North Africa.
Originally (now more fully European mouflon): a small wild sheep with brown wool, Ovis musimon, found on Sardinia, Corsica, and Cyprus. Later also…