Definitions for ovineˈoʊ vaɪn, ˈoʊ vɪn
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•vineˈoʊ vaɪn, ˈoʊ vɪn(adj.)
of, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep.
Category: Animal Husbandry
Origin of ovine:
1820–30; < LL ovīnus= L ov(is) sheep +-īnus -ine1
Princeton's WordNet
ovine(adj)
of or pertaining to or of the nature of or characteristic of a sheep or sheep
Wiktionary
ovine(Noun)
A sheep.
ovine(Adjective)
Of, pertaining to, resembling, or being a sheep.
ovine(Adjective)
Specifically, resembling a sheep in character; passive, of low intelligence and acquiescent.
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