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Sheep vs Orf - What's the difference?

sheep | orf |

As nouns the difference between sheep and orf

is that sheep is a woolly ruminant of the genus ovis while orf is (obsolete) cattle or orf can be (label) an exanthemous disease caused by a parapox virus, occurring primarily in sheep and goats but also capable of infecting humans or orf can be (the fish).

sheep

English

Noun

(sheep)
  • A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis .
  • A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.
  • (chiefly, humorous)

    • Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * black sheep * sheepdog * sheepfold * sheepish * sheeple * sheepskin * shoop (chiefly-humorous back-formation)

    Descendants

    * Abenaki: (l)

    See also

    * * Aries * ewe * lamb * mutton * ovine * ram * teg * tup * wether

    External links

    * * (wikipedia) * (Ovis)

    References

    Anagrams

    * * 1000 English basic words ----

    orf

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • (genetics) open reading frame

    • See also

    * NURF

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