HyperDic: bovine

English > 3 senses of the word bovine:
ADJECTIVEpertbovine, bovidof or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle)
allbovinedull and slow-moving and stolid
NOUNanimalbovineany of various members of the genus Bos
bovine > pronunciation
Soundsbow'vay.n
Rhymesaffine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn...
English > bovine: 3 senses > adjective 1, pert
MeaningOf or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle).
Synonymbovid
Spanishbóvido, bovino
Catalanboví
Nounsgenus Boswild and domestic cattle
English > bovine: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaningdull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox / ox.
Example"showed a bovine apathy"
Broaderdulllacking in liveliness or animation
Spanishlerdo, torpe
English > bovine: 3 senses > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of various members of the genus Bos.
Member ofBos, genus Boswild and domestic cattle
NarrowerBrahman, Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicusAny of several breeds of Indian cattle
cattle, cows, kine, oxen, Bos taurusdomesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
ox, wild oxAny of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos
Broaderbovidhollow-horned ruminants
Spanishbovino
Catalanboví

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