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bovine definition

bo·vine (bō′vīn′, -vēn′)

adjective

  1. of an ox
  2. having oxlike qualities; thought of as oxlike; slow, dull, stupid, stolid, etc.

Etymology: LL bovinus < L bos (gen. bovis), ox: see cow

noun

  1. any of a genus (Bos) of bovid ruminants
  2. any similar bovid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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