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Originally Posted by tomparrett  The English word for sheep-like is "ovine," from the Latin "ovis" for sheep. "Bovine," by the way, means ox-like, but is often expanded to include all cattle. - Tom Parrett |
The dictionary meaning of ovine and bovine refer to the animal species, and are not generally transferred to human behaviour, whereas sheeplike as a single word means like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity, and oxlike can mean a clumsy, stupid fellow.