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Webster 1913 Edition


Bovine

Bo′vine

,
Adj.
[LL.
bovinus
, fr. L.
bos
,
bovis
, ox, cow: cf. F.
bovine
. See
Cow
.]
1.
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the genus
Bos
; relating to, or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike;
as, the
bovine
genus; a
bovine
antelope
.
2.
Having qualities characteristic of oxen or cows; sluggish and patient; dull;
as, a
bovine
temperament
.
The
bovine
gaze of gaping rustics.
W. Black.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bovine

BO'VINE

,
Adj.
[Los L. bovinus, from bos, bovis, an ox.]
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)

  1. (not comparable) Of or pertaining to cattle.
  2. (not comparable) Belonging to the tribe Bovini, including cows, buffalo, and bison.
  3. Sluggish, dull, slow-witted.

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Translations

Noun

bovine (plural bovines)

  1. An animal of the tribe Bovini, including cattle, buffaloes and bison.

Translations


French

Pronunciation

Adjective

bovine

  1. feminine singular of bovin

Italian

Adjective

bovine

  1. feminine plural of bovino

Latin

Adjective

bovīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of bovīnus