ovine
- adjective
- /ˈoʊvaɪn/
- Specialized
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ovin
- His performance was respectable enough for Ariella to go on to 4-H sheep camp for a whole week of ovine education.
Examples
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The museum displayed historical tools used for ovine farming in ancient cultures.
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In addition, clinical outcomes could be worse when caused by mixed chlamydial infections rather than monoinfection, as was suggested in a study of ovine abortion (33).
Academic text (2013) -
Later, more flock members tested positive for the disease—also known as ovine transmissible spongiform encephalopathy—and, by law, had to be destroyed.
Academic text (2002) -
The farmer raised ovine animals to provide wool and meat for his family.
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She studied the ovine characteristics of the breed to improve her sheep's health.
How Sheeplike
Surface Forms
Morphology
ovine = sheep (semi-transparent) = ovin + ine
The meaning 'relating to sheep' is clear, but the adjective is formed from a Latin combining form rather than a productive English base, so learners may not transparently see the morphemes.
Etymology
The word ovine comes from the Latin ovis, which means 'sheep', so ovine means 'sheep-like' or 'relating to sheep'.