Nearby Words
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the subfamily Bovinae, which includes cattle, buffalo, and kudus.
2.
oxlike; cowlike.
3.
stolid; dull.
noun
4.
a bovine animal.
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Bovine
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Origin:
1810–20; < Late Latin bovīnus of, pertaining to oxen or cows, equivalent to Latin bov- (stem of bōs) ox + -īnus -ine1
1810–20; < Late Latin bovīnus of, pertaining to oxen or cows, equivalent to Latin bov- (stem of bōs) ox + -īnus -ine1
Related forms
bo·vine·ly, adverb
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Example Sentences
- Red deer also spread bovine tuberculosis to co-habiting livestock.
- The first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy was detected in 1986.
- As the bovine star awaits the rooster's cry, other animal noises fill the barnyard.
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Word Origin & History
bovine
1817, from Fr. bovin (14c.), from L.L. bovinus, from L. bos (gen. bovis) "ox, cow," from PIE *gwous- (see cow). Figurative sense of "inert and stupid" is from 1855.
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Science Dictionary
bovine  (bō'vīn') Pronunciation Key
Characteristic of or resembling cows or cattle. |
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