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Adjective: bovine  'bow,vIn
  1. Of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle)
    "The bovine family includes cattle, bison, and buffalo";
    - bovid
     
  2. Dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox
    "showed a bovine apathy"
Noun: bovine  'bow,vIn
  1. Any of various members of the genus Bos
    "The farmer raised several bovine species, including cattle and bison"

Derived forms: bovines

See also: dull, hebetudinous [rare]

Type of: bovid

Part of: Bos, genus Bos

Encyclopedia: Bovine