Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.

An animal of the genus Ovis that is over 1 year of age.

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

a gregarious animal that produces wool

a mammal , one of several woolly ruminant quadrupeds in the genus Ovis

an animal whose purpose is to be fleeced often and ultimately to be discarded or consumed

a variety of ruminant mammal , often raised for their wool or skin

Any animal of the ruminant genus ovis. Sometimes horned, especially the widely domesticated species ovis aries, which is reared not only for meat and skin but the wool from which many different types of textiles are made. There are over 50 pure, half and rare breeds of sheep in the United Kingdom. Three main breeds of sheep in the southern hemisphere are reared in large numbers for their wool: merino, polwarth and corriedale. See wool and Appendix:British breeds of sheep.

a mammal domesticated for its wool and meat

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"Sheep" is a song by the English band Pink Floyd. It was released on the album Animals in 1977.