bovine
/'bouvain/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Relating to cattle: Of, relating to, or characteristic of animals of the genus Bos, which includes cattle, oxen, and buffaloes.
- Resembling a cow or ox in qualities: Dull, slow-moving, stolid, or placid.
Noun:
- An animal of the cattle group: Any of various ruminant mammals of the genus Bos, including domestic cattle, oxen, buffalo, and related species.
Usage
- Adjective:
- Use "bovine" to describe something literally related to cattle.
- Use "bovine" figuratively to describe a person's slow, dull, or placid manner.
- Noun:
- Use "bovine" as a formal or scientific term for an animal in the cattle family.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The farm specializes in bovine diseases. (Literal use)
- He listened with bovine indifference to the exciting news. (Figurative use)
- Noun:
- The yak is a bovine adapted to high altitudes.
Advanced Usage
- "Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)": The scientific name for "mad cow disease," a fatal neurological disorder in cattle.
- Outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy led to strict farming regulations.
Variants and Related Words
- Bovinely (adverb): In a bovine manner.
- He stared bovinely at the television.
- Bovinity (noun, rare): The quality of being bovine.
Synonyms
- Adjective (literal): Cattle-like.
- Adjective (figurative): Stolid, phlegmatic, dull, placid, sluggish.
- Noun: Ruminant, cattle, ox.
Antonyms
- Adjective (figurative): Alert, quick-witted, lively, animated.
Related Phrases / Collocations
- Bovine tuberculosis: A form of tuberculosis that can affect cattle and other animals.
- Bovine serum albumin (BSA): A protein derived from cattle blood, commonly used in laboratory research.
Adjective
- dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox
- showed a bovine apathy
- of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle)
Noun
- any of various members of the genus Bos