Bovine definition

bōvīn, -vēn
Having oxlike qualities; thought of as oxlike; slow, dull, stupid, stolid, etc.
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The definition of bovine is like an ox or cow, or slow or dull.

An example of something bovine is a bovine statue, a statue of a cow.

An example of something bovine is a bovine personality, a boring person.

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Bovine is defined as an animal in the Bovinae subfamily.

An example of a bovine is a cow, ox or buffalo.

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Of, relating to, or resembling a ruminant mammal of the bovid subfamily Bovinae, such as a cow, ox, or buffalo, especially one in the genus Bos.
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Sluggish, dull, and stolid.
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An animal of the subfamily Bovinae, especially one of the genus Bos.
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Of, relating to, or resembling a ruminant mammal of the bovid subfamily Bovinae, such as a cow, ox, or buffalo, especially one in the genus Bos.
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Sluggish, dull, and stolid.
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An animal of the subfamily Bovinae, especially one of the genus Bos.
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Of an ox.
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Any similar bovid.
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Relating to or resembling a ruminant mammal of the bovid subfamily Bovinae, such as a cow, ox, or buffalo, especially one in the genus Bos.
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An animal of the subfamily Bovinae, especially one of the genus Bos.
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Characteristic of or resembling cows or cattle.
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(not comparable) Of or pertaining to cattle.
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(not comparable) Belonging to the tribe Bovini, including cows, buffalo, and bison.
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An animal of the tribe Bovini, including cattle, buffaloes and bison.
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Any of a genus (Bos) of bovid ruminants.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
bovine
Plural:
bovines

Origin of bovine

  • Late Latin bovīnus from Latin bōs bov- cow gwou- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Late Latin bovīnus from Latin bōs bov- cow gwou- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin bovīnus, from bōs (“ox”). Cognate to beef.

    From Wiktionary

Bovine Sentence Examples

  • This Orphic fast from meat was only broken by an annual sacramental banquet, originally, perhaps, of human, but later of raw bovine flesh.

  • The bovine eyeball dissection affair will surely become a classic.

  • Methane is released into the atmosphere from bovine flatulence, rice paddies, and bacteria in bogs.

  • Bovine spongiform encephalopathy was reported in four cattle in Ireland where energetic measures have been taken to control the disease.

  • Once the idea was in place, the agency thought of creating a bovine mascot; an experience that kids will immediately connect with.

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