the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > specific breeds or members of > Lincolnshire breeds (3)
elliptical as n. in plural. A variety of sheep originally bred in Lincolnshire.
= Lincoln Longwool n. at Lincoln, n.1 1a(d).
Used attributively or adj. in the following. a sheep of the breed so called, characterized by its large size and long fleece.