ovine
Of the flock
Ovine means relating to or resembling sheep: ovine diseases, ovine genetics.
The word appears mainly in technical and agricultural contexts.
Figuratively, ovine behavior suggests the passive, herd-following tendencies associated with sheep: The ovine compliance of the crowd made protest impossible.
Wool still on sheep
- lanolinWaxy fleece extract
- merinoFine-fleeced sheep breed
- shearingCutting away fleece
- stapleBasic dietary necessity
crimp · yarn · spinning · carding · roving · felting · worsted · woolen
Grazing ground for livestock
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- bucolicIdyllically rural
- idyllicPerfectly peaceful and charming
countryside · rural · rustic · paddock · hillside · downs · moorland · upland
One who tends flocks
- sheepdogDog bred for herding
- collieScottish herding breed
- crookBent implement or criminal
- musteringGathering or summoning
droving · penning · roundup · flockmaster · herdsman · stockman · sheepfold · corral
Rechewed stomach contents
- foregutAnterior alimentary canal portion
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- herbivorePlant-only consumer
- ungulateMammal with hooves
cloven-hoofed · rumination · digestion · browsing · regurgitation · abomasum · rumen · reticulum
Humbly unassertive
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- gentleSoft and kind
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
- tractableEasily managed or controlled
biddable · conformist · follower · unassertive · yielding · deferential · timid · passive
sheep
Woolly farm animal
hogget · wether · mutton · merino · lambing · tupping · drenching · docking
fleece
Wool still on sheep
staple · crimp · yarn · spinning · carding · roving · felting · worsted · woolen · blanket
pasture
Grazing ground for livestock
idyllic · countryside · rural · rustic · paddock · hillside · downs · moorland · upland · rangeland
shepherd
One who tends flocks
mustering · droving · penning · roundup · flockmaster · herdsman · stockman · sheepfold · corral · hurdle
cud
Rechewed stomach contents
ungulate · cloven-hoofed · rumination · digestion · browsing · regurgitation · abomasum · rumen · reticulum · bolus
meek
Humbly unassertive
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- gentleSoft and kind
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
tractable · biddable · conformist · follower · unassertive · yielding · deferential · timid · passive · obedient
herd
Grazing animals together
fold · congregation · cluster · gathering · group · pack · assembly · multitude · aggregation · throng
bovine
Of the cattle family
canine · feline · lupine · vulpine · leonine · taurine · murine · simian · asinine · cervine