sheep

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A domesticated ruminant mammal with a thick woolly coat, raised for wool, meat, and milk.

• The farmer has a flock of fifty sheep.
• Sheep graze peacefully in the meadow.
• We watched the shepherd shear the sheep.
• Genetic studies of domesticated sheep have revealed selective breeding practices that date back thousands of years in pastoral societies.
• Ecologists warn that overgrazing by sheep can lead to soil erosion and degradation of fragile grassland ecosystems.
• The agricultural extension service provides farmers with veterinary guidance on preventing parasitic infections in sheep flocks.

Eş anlamlılar: ram, ewe, lamb

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A person who follows others without thinking independently; someone easily led or influenced.

• Don't be a sheep—make your own decisions.
• The cult leader exploited people who acted like sheep.
• He's just another sheep following the crowd.

Eş anlamlılar: follower, conformist, yes-man

Zıt anlamlılar: leader, independent thinker, nonconformist