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< Ovimbundu
ovipara >
o·vine
(
v
n
)
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
Of, relating to, or characteristic of sheep; sheeplike.
NOUN:
An ovine animal.
ETYMOLOGY:
Late Latin
ov
nus
, from Latin
ovis
,
sheep
; see
owi-
in Indo-European roots
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