| 单词 | otter sheep |
| 释义 | > as lemmasotter sheep otter sheep n. now historical a sheep of the otter breed (see sense 4). ΘΚΠ 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 > Ancon otter sheep1809 ancon sheep1819 otter1890 1809Otter-sheep [see sense 4]. 1863 H. S. Randall Pract. Shepherd (ed. 7) v. 42 A family of them, the Otter Sheep—so termed from their short, crooked, rickety legs. 1912 R. Lydekker Sheep ii. 38 They received the name of otter-sheep..and produced both good mutton and good wool, but their peculiar value in a country like New England consisted in their inability to break pasture. 1994 BioScience (Electronic ed.) 44 If the case of the otter sheep has any bearing on the subject of the origin of species it certainly shows that differentiation may take place by degradation as well as by elevation. < as lemmas |
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