羊 — meaning in English

English meaning

• goat noun A horned, bearded farm animal related to sheep, often kept for milk, meat, or wool.
• sheep noun A woolly grazing animal kept for its meat, wool, or milk.

Senses

羊 is used for these senses in English:

• crab louse A parasitic insect, Pthirus pubis, that lives amongst the pubic hairs of humans and feeds on blood.
• fashionista A person who dresses according to the trends of fashion, or one who closely follows those trends.
• goat (uncountable) The meat of the aforementioned animal.
• ovine An animal from the genus Ovis; a sheep.
• sheep (countable) A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.

goat — full definition

1. noun A horned, bearded farm animal related to sheep, often kept for milk, meat, or wool.
2. noun Informal: someone blamed for a failure, especially in sport (a "scapegoat").
3. noun Slang abbreviation of "Greatest Of All Time."

sheep — full definition

1. noun A woolly grazing animal kept for its meat, wool, or milk.
2. noun A timid person who follows others without thinking for themselves.

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