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bovine

bo·vine [ bṓ vn, bṓ vn ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. of cattle genus: relating or belonging to the genus of ruminant animals that includes cattle, oxen, and buffalo. Genus Bos.

2. slow: displaying the slowness regarded as typical of cattle and related animals ( literary )



noun  (plural bo·vines)
Definition:
 
animal related to cattle: an animal belonging to the same genus as cattle

[Early 19th century. < late Latin bovinus< Latin bov-, stem of bos "ox"]
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