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单词 oviary
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oviaryn.

Brit. /ˈəʊvɪəri/, U.S. /ˈoʊviˌɛri/, /ˈɑviˌɛri/
Forms: 1600s ouiarie, 1600s oviarie, 1900s– oviary.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin oviāria.
Etymology: < classical Latin oviāria flock of sheep < ovis sheep (see ovi- comb. form2) + -āria -ary suffix1.
rare.
A flock of sheep.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > flock of
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1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Ouiarie, a flock of sheep.
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Oviarie, a flock of sheep.
1998 T. Christiansen & N. Torkington Perl Cookbk. (1999) vi. 159 Ovines are found typically in oviaries.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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