bovine en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- bōʹvĭn (US)
- /ˈboʊ.vɪn/ (US)
- bōʹvēn' (US)
- bōʹvīn' (US)
- /ˈboʊˌvin/ (US)
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈbəʊ.vaɪn/ (UK)
- /ˈboʊˌvaɪn/ (US)
Etymology
PIE word *gʷṓws Borrowed from Late Latin bovīnus (“relating to cattle”), from Latin bōs (“ox”). Cognate to beef.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.
- (not-comparable) Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison. ▸ Belonging to the subfamily Bovinae.
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(figuratively) Sluggish, dull, slow-witted.
For reasons which are really a matter for a trainee psychoanalyst, who plays James Bond is a big thing for Spencer. To this end, he has unleashed a series of thoughts so bovine that I’ll just give you one for a little flavour.
2018 August 16, Marina Hyde, “Sorry to break it to you, far-righters: James Bond is not on your team”, in The Guardian:The inevitable consequence of handling complex international issues with cruel and bovine simplicity is to spread fear, uncertainty and instability.
2025 February 5, “The Guardian view on Trump’s foreign policy: an alarming new order takes shape”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:They had been selected and arranged with a dull, bovine indifference to any meaning that any of them might have.
1988 October 10, Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 69:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most bovine | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more bovine | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bovine theileriasis · Bovine mastadenovirus A · bovine adenovirus type 3 proteinase · nonbovine · bovine heart · bovine acetonemia · bovine genital vibriosis · enzootic bovine hematuria · contagious bovine pyelonephritis · acute bovine pulmonary emphysema · bovine haemoglobinuria · bovine trichomoniasis · Bovine alphaherpesvirus 5 · bovine diarrhoea virus · Bovine immunodeficiency virus · Bovine herpesvirus 1 · epizootic bovine abortion · infectious bovine keratitis · bovine acetonaemia · bovine viral diarrhea · bovine brucellosis · bovine foot rot · bovine mastitis · bovine rhinovirus · bovinity · Bovine fever ephemerovirus · bovine immunoglobulin · bovine herpes mammillitis · bovine virus diarrhea · Bovine coronavirus · Bovine foamy virus · bovinized · bovine borreliosis · ovibovine · Bovine alphaherpesvirus 2 · bovine malignant lymphoma · epidemic bovine abortion · bovine diarrhea virus · bovine spongiform encephalitis · bovine myelin · Bovine cyclovirus · bovine lymphomatosis · bovinely · Bovine rhinitis A virus · Bovine rhinitis B virus · bovine adenovirus type 7 proteinase · bovine genital campylobacteriosis · Bovine leukemia virus · sporadic bovine leukosis · Bovine parvovirus · bovine antitoxin · bovine growth hormone · bovine epizootic fever · Bovine atadenovirus D · bovine hemoglobinuria · bovine leukaemia · bovine serum albumin · bovine malignant catarrh · bovine herpes virus 1 · bovine leukosis · Bovine gammaherpesvirus 4 · Bovine mastadenovirus B · sporadic bovine encephalomyelitis · bovine porphyria · bovine papillomavirus · antibovine · bovine leptospirosis · Bovine herpesvirus 5 · bovine encephalomyelitis · bovine colostrum · bovine viral diarrhoea · bovine somatotrophin · bovine rhinotracheitis vaccine · Bovine viral diarrhea virus 1 · bovine malignant catarrhal fever · bovine colloid · bovine papular stomatitis · infectious bovine rhinotracheitis · bovine face · bovine mitochondrial endonuclease · bovine tuberculosis · bovine petechial fever · bovine lentivirus · bovine ephemeral fever · bibovine · bovine cancer eye · bovine immunoglobulin concentrate · bovine babesiosis · bovine trypanosomiasis · bovine progressive degenerative myeloencephalopathy · bovine enterovirus · bovine leprosy · bovine farcy · bovine virus diarrhoea · bovine herpes virus 5 · bovine nocardiosis · bovine bingo · foetal bovine serum · Bovine alphaherpesvirus 1 · bovine sporadic encephalomyelitis · Bovine respiratory syncytial virus · bovine papillomatosis · bovine papilloma virus · bovine ketosis · bovine achondroplasia · Bovine torovirus · enzootic bovine haematuria · Bovine parainfluenza virus 3 · bovine spongiform encephalopathy · Bovine gammaherpesvirus 6 · bovine scatology · bovine genome · Bovine viral diarrhea virus 2 · bovine infectious petechial fever · contagious bovine pleuropneumonia · Bovine papular stomatitis virus · fetal bovine serum · bovine ulcerative mammillitis · bovine cartilage · Bovine mastadenovirus C · bovine leukemia · bovine vaccinia mammillitis · bovineness · infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis · bovine encephalitis · bovine congenital ataxia
Relateds
bovid · Bovidae · bovate · bovicide · Bovini · Bos · Bovril · Boselaphus · Bovinae · beef · boviform · Boselaphini · Bovinus spiritualis · boviculture
Synonyms
vaccine · neatish · neatish · vaccine
Translations (46)
be каро́він (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · ca boví (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · ru тупо́й (sluggish, dull, slow-witted) · es vacuno (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · bg во́лски (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · mr गोकुलीय (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · ru бы́чий (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · kw bewin (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · mr गोजातीय (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · be каравя́чы (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · pl gamoniowaty (sluggish, dull, slow-witted) · izh lehmäin (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · uk бича́чий (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · bg тъп (sluggish, dull, slow-witted) · hi पशुवत (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · ro vițel (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · bg му́ден (sluggish, dull, slow-witted) · sk hovädzí (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · fr bovin (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · fi nautamainen (sluggish, dull, slow-witted) · la bovīnus (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · nl runds (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · ms bovin (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · cs hovězí (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · sl goveji (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · be бычы́ны (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · ms lembu (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · hi मन्दबुद्धि (sluggish, dull, slow-witted) · kw lonnek (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · ru быча́чий (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · fi nauta- (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · pt bovino (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · ms kelembuan (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · it bovino (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · de Rinder- (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · oc bovin (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · fi nautamainen (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · sh goveđi (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · pl bydlęcy (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · es bovino (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · uk коро́в'ячий (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · cy buchol (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · hi गोरूप (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · hi गोजातीय (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · eo bova (of, relating to or resembling cattle) · ru коро́вий (of, relating to or resembling cattle)