aoudad
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "Aoudads compete with native deer and actually run them off shared range, according to TPWD^([Texas Parks and Wildlife Department]) ethnobotanist David Alloway. There is no doubt that the aoudad must be removed from the ranch; the only question is how."
- "In captivity the aoudad seems to like water and to enjoy taking a bath. The diet consists of grass, herbaceous plants, and stunted bushes."
- "New Mexico addressed this anxiety by issuing game department personnel a shoot-on-sight order for any aoudad found inside known bighorn boundaries in New Mexico. By comparison, Arizona′s intent was to eliminate any aoudad loose anywhere inside its jurisdiction, and its neighbor′s other additions were not welcome either."
Etymology
From French aoudad, from Tashelhit awdad.
Origin
- Source language: French