ovine

C2+ Topic:Animals

US /ˈoʊvaɪn/ UK /ˈəʊvaɪn/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
of, relating to, or resembling sheep

The veterinarian specialized in ovine diseases on highland farms.

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1 adj · of, relating to, or... sheeplikesheepish

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Related forms ovidewe

Etymology

From Late Latin ovinus ('of sheep'), from Latin ovis ('sheep'), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis ('sheep').

ovīnus Latin ovis Latin *h₂ówis Proto-Indo-European

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# ovine

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈoʊvaɪn
**IPA (UK):** ˈəʊvaɪn

## Meanings
1. of, relating to, or resembling sheep

## Examples
- The veterinarian specialized in ovine diseases on highland farms.

## Synonyms
- sheeplike
- sheepish

## Related Forms
- ovid
- ewe

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ovīnus
- Root: ovis
- Root: *h₂ówis

## Etymology
From Late Latin ovinus ('of sheep'), from Latin ovis ('sheep'), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis ('sheep').

## AI Etymology
Ovine is from Late Latin ovinus ('of sheep'), from Latin ovis ('sheep'), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis ('sheep'). Important recorded forms include ovīnus (Latin), ovis (Latin), and *h₂ówis (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the ending or combining element turns the older base into the present English part of speech. The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers of, relating to, or resembling sheep. The wider family includes related words such as ovid and ewe.

## Topics
- Animals

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