genus Ovis

Thesaurus

Noun

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genus Ovis - sheep Ovismammal genus - a genus of mammalsBovidae, family Bovidae - true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goatssheep - woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goatwether - male sheep especially a castrated onelamb - young sheepdomestic sheep, Ovis aries - any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skinargal, argali, Ovis ammon - wild sheep of semidesert regions in central AsiaMarco Polo sheep, Marco Polo's sheep, Ovis poli - Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon)Ovis vignei, urial - bearded reddish sheep of southern AsiaDall sheep, Dall's sheep, Ovis montana dalli, white sheep - large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaskabighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis, Rocky Mountain bighorn, Rocky Mountain sheep, cimarron, bighorn - wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled hornsmoufflon, mouflon, Ovis musimon - wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia