Sheep vs. Deer

Sheepnoun

(countable) A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.

Sheepnoun

(countable) A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.

Sheepnoun

(uncountable) Sheepskin leather.

Sheepnoun

A person who is easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with goat.

Sheep

Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.

Sheep

A weak, bashful, silly fellow.

Sheep

Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd.

Sheepnoun

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

Sheepnoun

a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon

Sheepnoun

a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision;

Sheep

Sheep (Ovis aries) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates.

Deernoun

A ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla.

Deernoun

(in particular) One of the smaller animals of this family, distinguished from a moose or elk.

Deernoun

The meat of such an animal; venison.

Deernoun

An animal, especially a quadrupedal mammal, as opposed to a bird, fish, etc.

Deer

Any animal; especially, a wild animal.

Deer

A ruminant of the genus Cervus, of many species, and of related genera of the family Cervidæ. The males, and in some species the females, have solid antlers, often much branched, which are shed annually. Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called venison.

Deernoun

distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

Deer

Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, the fallow deer, and the chital; and the Capreolinae, including the reindeer (caribou), the roe deer, the mule deer, and the moose.