cub vs ovine

cub

noun
  • A young fox. 

  • A young man who seeks relationships with older women, or "cougars". 

  • A child, especially an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy. 

  • Synonym of cub reporter 

  • An adolescent furry character. 

  • The young of certain other animals, including the bear, wolf, lion and tiger. 

verb
  • To hunt fox cubs. 

  • To give birth to cubs. 

ovine

noun
  • An animal from the genus Ovis; a sheep. 

  • A person regarded as resembling a sheep in character; one who is acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly; a sheep. 

adj
  • Resembling a sheep in character; acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly. 

  • Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis. 

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