Ovine Definition

ōvīn
adjective
Of, or having the nature of, sheep.
Webster's New World

Specifically, resembling a sheep in character; passive, of low intelligence and acquiescent.

Wiktionary
noun

A sheep.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Ovine

Noun

Singular:
ovine
Plural:
ovines

Origin of Ovine

  • Late Latin ovīnus from Latin ovis sheep owi- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Ovine Sentence Examples

  • This continued for several years, and the mortality was so great that its adverse effects upon the ovine population of the country were still perceptible ten years afterwards.

  • The epidemiology of ovine toxoplasmosis with especial respect to control.

  • Generation and characterization of ovine dendritic cells derived from peripheral blood monocytes.

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Words Starting With

OOVOVI

Words Ending With

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