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ovine

adj
/ˈəʊvaɪn/UK/ˈoʊˌvaɪn/US

Etymology

The adjective is borrowed from Late Latin ovīnus (“ovine”) + English -ine (suffix with the sense ‘of or relating to’ forming adjectives). Ovīnus is derived from Latin ovis (“sheep”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”), possibly from *h₂ew- (“to clothe oneself, dress; to be dressed”) in the sense of something that provides woollen clothing) + -īnus (suffix with the sense ‘of or relating to’ forming adjectives). By surface analysis, ove- + -ine. The noun is derived from the adjective.

  1. derived from *h₂ówis✻ — “sheep”
  2. derived from ovis — “sheep”
  3. borrowed from ovīnus — “ovine”

Definitions

  1. Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep

    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
    • Thus, in general, cattle sperm are reasonably robust, but sheep much less so. Antelope, evolutionarily speaking, are somewhere between cattle and sheep: some are cattle-like, and some are more ovine.

  2. Resembling a sheep in character

    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: […]
    • At present, municipal councillors play at party politics by organizing the ovine members who do not know how to vote until a Party Whip tells them, and opposing independent candidates at the elections.

  3. An animal from the genus Ovis

    An animal from the genus Ovis; a sheep.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A person regarded as resembling a sheep in character

      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.

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Derived

antiovine, corticorelin ovine triflutate, infectious ovine keratoconjunctivitis, nonovine, ovine acetonaemia, ovine acetonemia, ovine babesiosis, ovine-caprine lentivirus, ovine ecthyma vaccine, ovine foot rot, ovine genital campylobacteriosis, ovine genital vibriosis, ovinely, ovine mastitis, ovine progressive pneumonia, ovine pulmonary adenomatosis, ovine smallpox, ovinized, ovispirin

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA