ovis — meaning in English

English meaning

• ewe noun A female sheep.
• sheep noun A woolly grazing animal kept for its meat, wool, or milk.
• simpleton noun A person who lacks common sense or shows poor judgement; a foolish person.

Senses

ovis is used for these senses in English:

• ewe A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.
• sheep (countable) A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.
• simpleton (informal, pejorative) A simple-minded person lacking common sense.

ewe — full definition

1. noun A female sheep.
2. name An ethnic group from southeastern Ghana, Togo, and Benin, or the language they speak.

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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