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- proper noun A taxonomic
species within thegenus Ovis —domestic sheep .
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The Sheep The sheep, Ovis aries, was domesticated in the same region and period as its close cousin the goat, and came to be valued and bred for meat, milk, wool, and fat.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The Sheep The sheep, Ovis aries, was domesticated in the same region and period as its close cousin the goat, and came to be valued and bred for meat, milk, wool, and fat.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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