bovine

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin bovīnus (“relating to cattle”), from Latin bōs (“ox”). Cognate to beef. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbəʊ.vaɪn/ (US) enPR: bōʹvīn', bōʹvēn', bōʹvĭn; IPA(key): /ˈboʊˌvaɪn/, /ˈboʊˌvin/, /ˈboʊ.vɪn/ Rhymes: (UK) -əʊvaɪn, (US) -oʊvaɪn === Adjective === bovine (comparative more bovine, superlative most bovine) (not comparable) Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle. Synonyms: neatish, (archaic) vaccine (not comparable) Belonging to the subfamily Bovinae. (figurative) Sluggish, dull, slow-witted. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === bovine (plural bovines) An animal of the family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cattle, buffaloes and bison. Hypernyms: bovid < animal < organism < creature, critter Coordinate terms: caprid, caprine, ovine, equid, equine Near-synonyms: cattle beast, cattlebeast, cow ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔ.vin/ === Adjective === bovine feminine singular of bovin == Italian == === Adjective === bovine feminine plural of bovino === Anagrams === bevoni == Latin == === Adjective === bovīne vocative masculine singular of bovīnus