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单词 ovine
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Definition of ovine in English:

ovine

adjective ˈəʊvʌɪnˈoʊˌvaɪn
  • Relating to or resembling sheep.

    the ovine immune system
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He could picture each of their ovine faces, and he was torn.
    • Continuing with this same train of logic, ‘sheep’ should be plural, but an individual ovine creature ought really to be called a ‘shoop’.
    • The level of certainty is highest for bovine clones, followed in decreasing order of certainty, by porcine, caprine, and ovine clones.
    • Paul's with Abbie and an ovine friend in search of fossils.
    • But the Maryland team remain convinced that the bovine, porcine, ovine or avian origins of what they can create will give them an edge over anything that can currently be done with a soya bean.

Origin

Early 19th century: from late Latin ovinus, from Latin ovis 'sheep'.

 
 

Definition of ovine in US English:

ovine

adjectiveˈōˌvīnˈoʊˌvaɪn
  • Relating to or resembling sheep.

    the ovine immune system
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Paul's with Abbie and an ovine friend in search of fossils.
    • He could picture each of their ovine faces, and he was torn.
    • Continuing with this same train of logic, ‘sheep’ should be plural, but an individual ovine creature ought really to be called a ‘shoop’.
    • The level of certainty is highest for bovine clones, followed in decreasing order of certainty, by porcine, caprine, and ovine clones.
    • But the Maryland team remain convinced that the bovine, porcine, ovine or avian origins of what they can create will give them an edge over anything that can currently be done with a soya bean.

Origin

Early 19th century: from late Latin ovinus, from Latin ovis ‘sheep’.

 
 
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