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Added 9 October 2026

bovine

/ˈbəʊ.vaɪn/ adjective

In Latin: bovīnus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bovine at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.
Belonging to the subfamily Bovinae.
Sluggish, dull, slow-witted.

noun

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

Origin

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

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