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   Bo·vine

   /ˈbōˌvīn/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or affecting cattle: "bovine tuberculosis" Similar cowlikecattle-likecalfliketaurine
   • ▪ (of a person) slow-moving and dull-witted: "amiable bovine faces" Similar stupidslowdimwitteddull-wittedignorantunintelligentimperceptivehalf-bakedvacuousmindlesswitlessobtusedoltishblockishlumpishwoodenstolidphlegmaticplacidsomnolentsluggishtorpidlifelessinertinanimateinformal:thickthickheadeddumbdensedimdopeyslow on the uptakedead from the neck upboneheadedblockheadedlamebrainedchuckleheadeddunderheadedwooden-headedmuttonheadedpig-ignorantbirdbrainedpeabraineddozydivvydaftnot the full shillingthick as two short planksglaikitchowderheaddumb-assdotishrare:hebeteOpposite quick-witted

   noun

   • 1. an animal of the cattle group, which also includes buffaloes and bisons.

   Word Origin early 19th century: from late Latin bovinus, from Latin bos, bov- ‘ox’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bovinely adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bovineBovine Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of BOVINE is of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow. How to use bovine in a sentence. Did you know?

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBOVINE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BOVINE definition: 1. connected with animals from the cattle group: 2. slow or stupid in a way that a cow is thought…. Learn more.

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   The adjective bovine is used for anything that has to do with animals from the genus “Bos,” which classifies wild and domestic cattle. Mad Cow Disease is technically known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy , and it can be said to have bovine origins.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionbovine adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Definition of bovine adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › bovineBovine - definition of bovine by The Free Dictionary

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   1. 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. 2. Sluggish, dull, and stolid. n. An animal of the subfamily Bovinae, especially one of the genus Bos.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › bovineBOVINE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   BOVINE definition: relating to cows. Learn more.

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   Bovine definition: of or relating to the subfamily Bovinae, which includes cattle, buffalo, and kudus.. See examples of BOVINE used in a sentence.