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BLACK SHEEP

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sheep with a black coat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("black sheep" is a kind of...):

sheep (woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A reckless and unprincipled reprobate

Synonyms:

black sheep; scapegrace

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("black sheep" is a kind of...):

miscreant; reprobate (a person without moral scruples)

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