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Webster 1913 Edition
Bovine
1.
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the genus
Bos
; relating to, or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike; as, the
. bovine
genus; a bovine
antelope2.
Having qualities characteristic of oxen or cows; sluggish and patient; dull;
as, a
. bovine
temperamentThe
bovine
gaze of gaping rustics. W. Black.
Webster 1828 Edition
Bovine
BO'VINE
,Adj.
Pertaining to oxen and cows, or the quadrupeds of the genus bos.
This animal is the strongest and fiercest of the bovine genus.
The ox-born souls mean nothing more than the eight living souls, who issued from their allegorical mother, the bovine ark.
Definition 2024
bovine
bovine
English
Adjective
bovine (comparative more bovine, superlative most bovine)
- (not comparable) Of or pertaining to cattle.
- (not comparable) Belonging to the tribe Bovini, including cows, buffalo, and bison.
- Sluggish, dull, slow-witted.
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Translations
of, relating to or resembling cattle
sluggish, dull, slow-witted
Noun
bovine (plural bovines)
Translations
animal of the tribe Bovini