Ovis — This article refers to the sheep genus. For the species commonly referred to simply as sheep , see Domestic sheep. Sheep Bighorn Sheep Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Ovis — noun sheep • Syn: ↑genus Ovis • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Bovidae, ↑family Bovidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Ovis poli — noun Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon) • Syn: ↑Marco Polo sheep, ↑Marco Polo s sheep • Hypernyms: ↑wild sheep • Member Holonyms: ↑Ovis, ↑genus Ovis … Useful english dictionary
Ovis aries — Sheep Sheep, n. sing. & pl. [OE. shep, scheep, AS. sc?p, sce[ a]p; akin to OFries. sk?p, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf, OHG. sc[=a]f, Skr. ch[=a]ga. [root]295. Cf. {Sheepherd}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ovis ammon — noun wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia • Syn: ↑argali, ↑argal • Hypernyms: ↑wild sheep • Member Holonyms: ↑Ovis, ↑genus Ovis … Useful english dictionary
Ovis aries — noun any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin • Syn: ↑domestic sheep • Hypernyms: ↑sheep • Hyponyms: ↑Cotswold, ↑Hampshire, ↑Hampshire down, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Ovis canadensis — noun wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns • Syn: ↑bighorn, ↑bighorn sheep, ↑cimarron, ↑Rocky Mountain bighorn, ↑Rocky Mountain sheep • Hypernyms: ↑mountain sheep … Useful english dictionary
Ovis montana dalli — noun large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska • Syn: ↑Dall sheep, ↑Dall s sheep, ↑white sheep • Hypernyms: ↑wild sheep • Member Holonyms: ↑Ovis, ↑genus Ovis … Useful english dictionary
Ovis musimon — noun wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia • Syn: ↑mouflon, ↑moufflon • Hypernyms: ↑mountain sheep • Member Holonyms: ↑Ovis, ↑genus Ovis … Useful english dictionary
Ovis vignei — noun bearded reddish sheep of southern Asia • Syn: ↑urial • Hypernyms: ↑wild sheep • Member Holonyms: ↑Ovis, ↑genus Ovis … Useful english dictionary
