OVINE

ovine

(adjective) of or pertaining to or of the nature of or characteristic of a sheep or sheep

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

ovine (not comparable)

of, pertaining to, resembling, or being a sheep

(figuratively, by extension) resembling a sheep in character; passive, of low intelligence and acquiescent

Synonyms

• (of or relating to sheep): sheeplike, sheepy

• (resembling a sheep in character): sheepish

Noun

ovine (plural ovines)

A sheep.

Anagrams

• envoi

Source: Wiktionary


O"vine, a. Etym: [L. ovinus, fr. ovis sheep: cf. F. ovine.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to sheep; consisting of sheep.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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