bovine

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to cattle.
2. Belonging to the family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cows, buffalo, and bison.
3. Sluggish, dull, slow-witted.

Noun

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

Synonyms

ox

🐂

steer

cow

🐮

bull

bovine animal

bullock

ruminant

bovines

heavily-laden

bovid

kangaroo bar

beef

roo bar

bulls

cows

dull

heavy

herbivore

neat

oxen

sluggish

taurine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbəʊ.vaɪn/

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin bovīnus (“relating to cattle”), from Latin bōs (“ox”). Cognate to beef.