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bo·vine 
[boh-vahyn, -vin, -veen] Pronunciation Key
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[boh-vahyn, -vin, -veen] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | of or pertaining to the subfamily Bovinae, which includes cattle, buffalo, and kudus. |
| 2. | oxlike; cowlike. |
| 3. | stolid; dull. |
| 4. | a bovine animal. |
[Origin: 1810–20; < LL bovīnus of, pertaining to oxen or cows, equiv. to L bov- (s. of bōs) ox + -īnus -ine1]
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bo·vine·ly, adverb
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| bo·vine
(bō'vīn', -vēn') Pronunciation Key
adj.
n. An animal of the genus Bos. [Late Latin bovīnus, from Latin bōs, bov-, cow; see gwou- in Indo-European roots.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
bovine
bovine
1817, from Fr. bovin, from L.L. bovinus, from L. bovis gen. of bos "ox, cow," from PIE *gwous-, cognate with O.E. cu "cow." Fig. sense of "inert and stupid" is from 1855.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| bovine | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle) |
| 2. | dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox; "showed a bovine apathy" |
noun | |
| 1. | any of various members of the genus Bos |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| bovine
(bō'vīn') Pronunciation Key
Characteristic of or resembling cows or cattle.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Bovine
Bo"vine\, a. [LL. bovinus, fr.L. bos, bovis, ox, cow: cf. F. bovine. See Cow.]1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
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