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Ovis
genus of mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ovis is a genus of the subfamily Caprinae, of the family Bovidae. The wild sheep and domestic sheep and other animals like it belong to this genus. There are 5 or more animals in this genus.
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Genus: | Ovis Linnaeus, 1758 |
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