Pronunciation key ( ū ) |
ewe
n.
[ME. ewe also yowe; AS. eowu fem. of eow sheep; akin to G. au- in aulamm ewe lamb; IE.. base *owi-s, sheep, as also in L. ovis].
The female of sheep.
Taxonomic Hierarchy | |
Kingdom | Animalia – Animal, animals |
Phylum | Chordata – chordates |
Subphylum | Vertebrata – vertebrates |
Class | Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 – mammals |
Subclass | Theria Parker and Haswell, 1897 |
Infraclass | Eutheria Gill, 1872 |
Order | Artiodactyla Owen, 1848 – artiodactyls, cloven-hoofed ungulates, even-toed ungulates |
Family | Bovidae Gray, 1821 – antelopes, cattle, goats, sheep, bovids |
Subfamily | Caprinae Gray, 1821 |
Genus | Ovis Linnaeus, 1758 – sheep |
Ovis, Linnaeus, 1758 Taxonomic Serial No.: 180709 |
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