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| bo·vine [ bṓ vn, bṓ vn ] |
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1. of cattle genus: relating or belonging to the genus of ruminant animals that includes cattle, oxen, and buffalo. Genus Bos.
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2. slow: displaying the slowness regarded as typical of cattle and related animals
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noun (plural bo·vines) |
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animal related to cattle: an animal belonging to the same genus as cattle
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| [Early 19th century. < late Latin bovinus< Latin bov-, stem of bos "ox"] |
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