a genus of mammals, part of the Caprinae subfamily of the ruminant family Bovidae.
Used in a Sentence
ovis
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ovis.
Editorial note
The species of bighorn sheep native to the Rocky Mountains is scientifically referred to as Ovis canadensis canadensis.
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Quick take
a genus of mammals, part of the Caprinae subfamily of the ruminant family Bovidae.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of ovis gathered in one view.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for ovis.
N
a genus of mammals, part of the Caprinae subfamily of the ruminant family Bovidae.
Example sentences
The species of bighorn sheep native to the Rocky Mountains is scientifically referred to as Ovis canadensis canadensis.
Persnickety biologists may hide behind ovis which is problematic under any of the greco-latin declensions because sheep are mammals.
Border's been shut down, but contacts within the Ovis aries antifacist underground have already informed me that measures have been put in place.
You can start it up by putting the brain in a dark room, and make it count an array of the species Ovis aries.
To provide some further context to ovis' (correct) statements, none of our 'heat', or other energy from the sun comes in the form of conduction.
In fact this is how we get the Indo-European root for "sheep" (reflected in English ewe, Latin ovis, etc.).
The system as a whole still messes up because "dictionary substitution" is not at all sufficient: Hydraulic ram -> aqua ovis -> water sheep … this probably counts as just "hallucination" while arguably not being a "bug", because the dictionary is correct (or close enough, I don't speak Latin), but the system as a whole can't ever be better because the model it relies on can't represent the right things.
Unless you mean that implementing a supposedly "open standard" is theft; or that reverse-engineering (which is perfectly legal) is theft; or that Java is in fact not a standard and Sun just lied about it and we, like "Ovis aries", believe anything instead of reading the fine-print.
Quote examples
In fact this is how we get the Indo-European root for "sheep" (reflected in English ewe, Latin ovis, etc.).
The system as a whole still messes up because "dictionary substitution" is not at all sufficient: Hydraulic ram -> aqua ovis -> water sheep … this probably counts as just "hallucination" while arguably not being a "bug", because the dictionary is correct (or close enough, I don't speak Latin), but the system as a whole can't ever be better because the model it relies on can't represent the right things.
Unless you mean that implementing a supposedly "open standard" is theft; or that reverse-engineering (which is perfectly legal) is theft; or that Java is in fact not a standard and Sun just lied about it and we, like "Ovis aries", believe anything instead of reading the fine-print.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use ovis in a sentence?
The species of bighorn sheep native to the Rocky Mountains is scientifically referred to as Ovis canadensis canadensis.
What does ovis mean?
a genus of mammals, part of the Caprinae subfamily of the ruminant family Bovidae.
What part of speech is ovis?
ovis is commonly used as N.