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o⋅vine

  [oh-vahyn, oh-vin]
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–adjective
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
Origin:
1820–30; < LL ovīnus, equiv. to L ov(is) sheep + -īnus -ine 1
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o·vine   (ō'vīn')   
adj.  Of, relating to, or characteristic of sheep; sheeplike.
n.  An ovine animal.

[Late Latin ovīnus, from Latin ovis, sheep; see owi- in Indo-European roots.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ovine
Pronunciation: 'O-"vIn
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or resembling sheep <ovine growth hormone>
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Science Dictionary
ovine   (ō'vīn')  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to or characteristic of sheep.
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