ETYMOLOGY
from Latin oviaria (flock of sheep), from ovis (sheep) + -aria (-ary)
EXAMPLE
“… Any of the following lines would also be matched by the expression $meadow =~ /ovine/, giving false positives when looking for lost sheep:
Fine bovines demand fine toreadors.
Muskoxen are a polar ovibovine species.
Grooviness went out of fashion decades ago.
Sometimes they’re right in front of you but they still don’t match:
Ovines are found typically in oviaries. …”
From: Perk Cookbook
By: By Tom Christiansen & Nathan Torkington, 1998
PRONUNCIATION
OH-vee-uh-ree
Lexicophilia 