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| anthrax |
an infectious, often fatal disease. Anthrax usually infects sheep or cattle, but can infect humans as well. |
| aoudad |
a wild sheep of northern Africa with long, thick, curved horns and long fringes of hair on the neck, chest, and forelegs. |
| argali |
a wild sheep of central and northern Asia that has large spiraling horns. |
| baa |
to make the sound of a sheep; bleat. [2 definitions] |
| bellwether |
a male sheep, with a bell hung about its neck, that leads the flock. [1/2 definitions] |
| bighead |
any of various animal diseases, esp. of sheep, characterized by inflammatory swelling of the head. [1/2 definitions] |
| bighorn |
a wild sheep found in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The male has large, curved horns; the female has short, straight horns. They are also called Rocky Mountain sheep. |
| blat |
to give a cry of or like a sheep; bleat. [1/3 definitions] |
| bleat |
the sound made by a goat, sheep, or calf. [2/4 definitions] |
| bloat |
a disease of sheep and cattle characterized by swelling of the abdomen because of gas. [1/5 definitions] |
| buck1 |
a fully grown male of certain animal species such as the deer, goat, rabbit, and sheep. [1/3 definitions] |
| buckskin |
a strong, tan leather made from the skin of a deer or a sheep. [1/2 definitions] |
| cabretta |
a soft strong kidlike leather made from the skins of certain sheep. |
| casing |
a covering for sausage or other processed meats that is made from the intestinal membranes of sheep, pigs, or cows. [1/4 definitions] |
| catgut |
a thin, strong cord made of twisted, dried animal intestines, esp. those of sheep, and used for the strings of tennis rackets and certain musical instruments, and as surgical thread. |
| Cheviot |
any of a breed of sheep with short, thick wool. [1/2 definitions] |
| cloven hoof |
a hoof or foot divided into two parts by a cleft, characteristic of deer, sheep, and goats; cloven foot. [1/2 definitions] |
| collie |
a Scottish breed of dog. Collies are large dogs with long, narrow heads and long hair. They were once raised to herd sheep. |
| dairy product |
foods that are made from the milk of cows or certain other animals, like goats and sheep. |
| death camas |
any of various North American plants of the lily family that bear white or greenish flowers and have roots that are poisonous, esp. to sheep. |
| dingo |
a kind of wild dog found only in Australia. Dingoes have long legs, pointed ears, and yellowish brown or reddish brown fur. They hunt small mammals, but have learned to hunt sheep and cattle brought to Australia by European settlers. |
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