Bovine Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

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1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• bovine (adjective)

bovine

/ˈboʊˌvaɪn/

adjective

bovine

/ˈboʊˌvaɪn/

adjective

Britannica Dictionary definition of BOVINE

1

technical

:

relating to cows

• a bovine illness
• bovine growth hormones

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2

disapproving

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looking or acting like a cow

• his round bovine face
• She stared at us with a stupid, bovine expression.

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