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MERINO SHEEP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does merino sheep mean?
• MERINO SHEEP (noun)
The noun MERINO SHEEP has 1 sense:
1. white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality
Familiarity information: MERINO SHEEP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
White sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
merino; merino sheep
Hypernyms ("merino sheep" is a kind of...):
domestic sheep; Ovis aries (any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin)
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