bovine animal (noun)

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• bovine — /ˈboʊvaɪn / (say bohvuyn) adjective 1. of or relating to any bovid mammal of the genus Bos, as the cow, buffalo, etc. 2. resembling such an animal. 3. stolid; dull. –noun 4. a bovine animal. {Late Latin bovīnus, from Latin bōs ox} –bovinity, noun …  

• bovine — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or resembling cattle. 2) sluggish or stupid. ► NOUN ▪ an animal of the cattle group, which also includes buffaloes and bisons. DERIVATIVES bovinely adverb. ORIGIN Latin bovinus, from bos ox …   English terms dictionary

• animal disease — noun a disease that typically does not affect human beings • Hypernyms: ↑disease • Hyponyms: ↑warble, ↑anaplasmosis, ↑aspergillosis, ↑brooder pneumonia, ↑bighead, ↑bovine spong …   Useful english dictionary

• bovine spongiform encephalitis — noun a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation • Syn: ↑BSE, ↑mad cow disease • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease …   Useful english dictionary

• bovine — 1. adjective /ˈbəʊ.vaɪn,ˈboʊvaɪn/ a) Of or pertaining to cattle. b) Belonging to the tribe Bovini, including cows, buffalo, and bison. See Also: beef, Bos, Boselaphini, Boselaphus, bovate, bovicide, boviculture, bo …   Wiktionary

• bovine — [ bəʊvʌɪn] adjective relating to or resembling cattle. noun an animal of the cattle family. Derivatives bovinely adverb Origin C19: from late L. bovinus, from L. bos, bov ox …   English new terms dictionary

• ox — noun (plural oxen ɒks(ə)n) a domesticated bovine animal kept for milk or meat; a cow or bull. See also cattle. ↘used in names of wild animals related to or resembling this, e.g. musk ox. ↘a castrated bull, especially as a draught animal. Origin… …   English new terms dictionary

• ox — noun a) Any bovine animal used as a beast of burden or for food, especially an adult castrated male of the domestic species. b) arrow …   Wiktionary

• bullock — noun a castrated male bovine animal raised for beef. verb Austral./NZ informal work very hard. Origin OE bulluc, dimin. of bula (see bull1) …   English new terms dictionary

• beef tallow — noun tallow obtained from a bovine animal • Hypernyms: ↑tallow …   Useful english dictionary

• bull — bull1 noun 1》 an uncastrated male bovine animal. 2》 a large male animal, e.g. a whale or elephant. 3》 Brit. a bullseye. 4》 Stock Exchange a person who buys shares hoping to sell them at a higher price later. Often contrasted with bear2. verb 1》… …   English new terms dictionary