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- Dictionarybo·vine/ˈbōˌvīn/
adjective
- 1. relating to or affecting cattle: "bovine tuberculosis" Similar
noun
- 1. an animal of the cattle group, which also includes buffaloes and bisons.
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Bovine can be an adjective meaning cow-like or a noun meaning a type of ruminant mammal. Learn the origin, usage, and examples of bovine from the authoritative source of American English.
Bovine can be an adjective or a noun, and it means related to animals from the cattle group, such as cows, buffalo, and bison. It can also mean slow or stupid like a cow. See more details, synonyms, and usage examples.
Bovine definition: of or relating to the subfamily Bovinae, which includes cattle, buffalo, and kudus.. See examples of BOVINE used in a sentence.
If something is bovine, it has to do with cows or cattle, or it reminds you of the slow and seemingly unintelligent ways of cows and cattle. Someone's glacial pace and dull comments might contribute to his thoroughly bovine impression.
Bovine means of or relating to cattle, such as cows, oxen, or buffaloes. It can also describe something dull, sluggish, or stolid. See synonyms, translations, and usage examples of bovine.
3 meanings: 1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Bovini (cattle), a bovid tribe including domestic cattle 2. (of people).... Click for more definitions.
Bovine means relating to cows or oxen, or written in a slow and stupid way. Learn more about the word origin, usage and related topics from the online dictionary.
