bovine
[ boh-vahyn ]
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Part of SpeechadjectiveOrigin + EtymologyExamples
Early-19th century; from the Latin, bovinus, from the Latin bos, bov-, 'ox'
Synonyms
adjective
Antonymscowoxen
adjective
Definitionunavailable
adjectiveof or relating to the subfamily Bovinae, which includes cattle, buffalo, and kudus
adjectiveA) While staying at the ranch, we observed that some of the silly sheep's habits were bovine. B) He wanted to get as many animals as he could for his farm, especially those from the bovine family.