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Definition of "ovine" []

  • Of, relating to, or characteristic of sheep; sheeplike. (adjective)
  • An ovine animal. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ovine" in a sentence
  • "Estes JM, Spencer EM, Longaker MT, Adzick NS: Insulin-like growth factor-II in ovine wound fluid: Developmental regulation."
  • "I note also that your spell-checker great idea btw objects to 'ovine' - why?"
  • "The ovine crime wave began, insurance company and farm union officials say, after global food prices started jumping again."