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bovine

  • adjective
  • bōʹvīn', bōʹvēn', bōʹvĭn

Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.

Other meanings

  1. Belonging to the subfamily Bovinae.

  2. Sluggish, dull, slow-witted.

Word history

From Latin "bōs" (ox).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “bovine” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.