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ovine

UK /ˈəʊvaɪn/US /ˈoʊˌvaɪn/

adjective 2
noun 2
forms 3

adjective2

•
Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis.
- Satyr was a gleam of classical memory on the part of Moreau,—his face ovine in expression, like the coarser Hebrew type; his voice a harsh bleat — 1896
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(figurative) Resembling a sheep in character; acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly.
- The Patient from being Maniacl, or raging mad, became vvholly Ovine or Sheepish; he bleated perpetually, and chevv'd the Cud: […] — 1676

noun2

An animal from the genus Ovis; a sheep.
(figurative) A person regarded as resembling a sheep in character; one who is acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly; a sheep.

forms

ovines · more ovine · most ovine

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