ovine

[ oh-vahyn, oh-vin ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

ovine

/ ˈəʊvaɪn /

ovine

/ ō′vīn′ /

Origin of ovine¹

First recorded in 1670–80; from Late Latin ovīnus, equivalent to Latin ov(is) “sheep” + -īnus -ine ¹

Origin of ovine¹

C19: from Late Latin ovīnus, from Latin ovis sheep

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?

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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