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ovine
[ oh-vahyn, oh-vin ]
adjective
- pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
ovine
/ ˈəʊvaɪn /
adjective
- of, relating to, or resembling a sheep
ovine
/ ō′vīn′ /
- Relating to or characteristic of sheep.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ovine1
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Example Sentences
Never before in the course of a truly ovine life had Schmucke uttered such words as these.
If we townspeople see a flock of sheep, it presents to us the same ovine face—only with some difference between old and young.
If it were necessary to use any interjection here, surely a loud ovine bah!
The "ovine expression" of this bovine animal is more pronounced in the female.
Why say, the young sheep of God, if it was an ordinary animal of the mere ovine species that was intended?
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