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Bovine Common

Bovine has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

any of various members of the genus Bos

"The farmer carefully inspected every bovine in the herd to ensure they were all from the domestic cattle species before moving them to the new pasture."

2

An animal of the family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cattle, buffaloes and bison.

"The veterinarian spent the afternoon examining each bovine in the pasture to ensure they were free from disease before the winter season arrived."

Adjective
1

of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle)

"The farmer inspected the bovine herd before loading them onto the truck for transport to the new pasture."

2

dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox

"showed a bovine apathy"

3

Of or pertaining to cattle.

"The bovine herd grazed peacefully across the rolling green hills under the afternoon sun."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
bovid
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
ox cattle Brahman
Rhyming Words
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