bovine
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin bovīnus, from bōs (“‘ox’”). Cognate to beef.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈbəʊ.vaɪn/, SAMPA: /"b@U.vaIn/
- (US): enPR: bōʹvīn, IPA: /ˈboʊvaɪn/, SAMPA: /"boUvaIn/
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[edit] Adjective
bovine (comparative more bovine, superlative most bovine)
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- (not comparable) Of or pertaining to cattle.
- Sluggish, dull, slow-witted.
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Terms derived from bovine
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Terms related to bovine
[edit] Translations
of, relating to or resembling cattle
sluggish, dull, slow-witted
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[edit] Noun
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bovine (plural bovines)
[edit] Translations
animal of the family Bovidae
[edit] French
[edit] Adjective
bovine
- Feminine form of bovin.
[edit] Italian
[edit] Adjective
bovine
- Feminine plural form of bovino.