- ovine
- adjective Etymology: Late Latin ovinus, from Latin ovis sheep — more at ewe Date: 1676 of, relating to, or resembling sheep • ovine noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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oviné — oviné … Dictionnaire des rimes
Ovine — O vine ([=o] v[imac]n), a. [L. ovinus, fr. ovis sheep: cf. F. ovine.] Of or pertaining to sheep; consisting of sheep. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ovīne — Ovīne, die Schafpocken; s. Pocken … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Ovine — Ovīne (lat.), die Schafpocke; Ovinatiōn, Impfung gegen Schafpocken … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
ovine — ovíne s. f. pl. Trimis de siveco, 15.07.2006. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic … Dicționar Român
ovine — 1828, from L. ovinus, from ovis sheep … Etymology dictionary
ovine — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to sheep. ORIGIN Latin ovinus, from ovis sheep … English terms dictionary
ovine — [ō′vīn΄] adj. [LL ovinus < L ovis, sheep: see EWE] of, or having the nature of, sheep … English World dictionary
OVINE — adj. f. T. d’économie rurale Qui est du genre de la brebis. Espèce ovine. La race ovine … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
ovine — Relating to sheep; sheeplike. [L. ovinus, relating to a sheep] * * * ovine ō .vīn adj of, relating to, or resembling sheep <ovine growth hormone> * * * (oґvīn) [L. ovinus of a sheep] pertaining to, characteristic of, or derived from… … Medical dictionary
ovine — ● ovin, ovine adjectif (bas latin ovinus, de ovus, brebis) Qui concerne le mouton : Espèce ovine … Encyclopédie Universelle
