ovine

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Synonyms: bovine, opine, avine, oline, vine, ovile, ovide, covine, oxine, ovie, oine

Antonyms: bovine, opine, avine, oline, vine, ovile, ovide, covine, oxine, ovie, oine

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|comparable}} Of, being, pertaining to, or [[resemble|resembling]] a [[sheep]]; also, {{lb|en|not comparable}} of an [[animal]]: from the [[genus]] {{taxfmt|Ovis|genus}}.
2. {{lb|en|comparable|figurative}} Resembling a sheep in [[character]]; [[acquiescent]], [[easily]] [[influence#Verb|influenced]], [[passive#Adjective|passive]], or [[willing#Adjective|willing]] to [[follow]] a [[leader]] [[blindly]].

Noun

1. An [[animal]] from the [[genus]] {{taxfmt|Ovis|genus}}; a [[sheep]].
2. {{lb|en|figurative}} A [[person]] [[regard#Verb|regarded]] as [[resemble|resembling]] a sheep in [[character]]; one who is [[acquiescent]], [[easily]] [[influence#Verb|influenced]], [[passive#Adjective|passive]], or [[willing#Adjective|willing]] to [[follow]] a [[leader]] [[blindly]]; a sheep.

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