Ovis aries

Definitions of Ovis aries

1. noun

   any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin
   synonyms: domestic sheep

   types:

   Cotswold

   sheep with long wool originating in the Cotswold Hills

   Hampshire, Hampshire down

   British breed of hornless dark-faced domestic sheep

   Lincoln

   long-wooled mutton sheep originally from Lincolnshire

   Exmoor

   horned sheep of Devon; valued for mutton

   Cheviot

   hardy hornless sheep of the Cheviot Hills noted for its short thick wool

   broadtail, caracul, karakul

   hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur

   longwool

   a domestic long-wool sheep

   merino, merino sheep

   white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality

   Rambouillet

   hardy sheep developed from the merino producing both good mutton and fine wool

   type of:

   sheep

   woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat