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Definitions for: Bovine
[n] any of various members of the genus Bos
[adj] dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox; "showed a bovine apathy"
[adj] of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle)
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: bovid, dull
See Also: Bos, Bos indicus, Bos taurus, bovid, Brahma, Brahman, Brahmin, cattle, cows, genus Bos, kine, ox, oxen, wild ox
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