ovine
IPA: oʊvˈini
noun
- An animal from the genus Ovis; a sheep.
- (figuratively) A person regarded as resembling a sheep in character; one who is acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly; a sheep.
adjective
- (comparable) Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis.
- (comparable, figuratively) Resembling a sheep in character; acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly.
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