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Barbary sheep

noun



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Word History and Origins

Origin of Barbary sheep1

First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences

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And the oryxes, and the Barbary sheep, and the Przewalski’s horses, the giraffes, the dromedary camels and a variety of other hoofed mammals.

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One of them is Melissa Cigarroa, who said the government is still seeking a “right of entry” to her ranch in Zapata County, Texas, where she has long raised Barbary sheep.

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Hundreds of deaths were also reported of blackbuck antelope, originally from India and Pakistan; gemsbok, an antelope with long horns; Barbary sheep; and scimitar-horned oryx calves.

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The land brings to mind skeet shooting or watching aoudads — or Barbary sheep — make their way through her family’s 150-acre ranch.

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It housed Persian fallow deer and Barbary sheep.

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