"oviculture" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin ovis (“sheep”) + cultura (“cultivation”); stem ovis from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Etymology templates: {{der|en|itc-pro|*owis}} Proto-Italic *owis, {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₂ówis}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} oviculture (uncountable)
  1. The rearing and care of sheep. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-oviculture-en-noun-XjBAda-i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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