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bovine

American  
[boh-vahyn, -vin, -veen] / ˈboʊ vaɪn, -vɪn, -vin /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the subfamily Bovinae, which includes cattle, buffalo, and kudus.

  2. oxlike; cowlike.

  3. stolid; dull.

noun

  1. a bovine animal.

bovine British  
/ ˈbəʊvaɪn /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Bovini (cattle), a bovid tribe including domestic cattle

  2. (of people) dull; sluggish; stolid

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noun

  1. any animal belonging to the Bovini

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bovine Scientific  
/ bō′vīn′ /

  1. Characteristic of or resembling cows or cattle.

Other Word Forms

  • bovinely adverb
  • bovinity noun

Etymology

Origin of bovine

1810–20; < Late Latin bovīnus of, pertaining to oxen or cows, equivalent to Latin bov- (stem of bōs ) ox + -īnus -ine 1

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