bovine

adjective
UK: /ˈbəʊvaɪn/
US: /ˈboʊvaɪn/

  1. Relating to cows or cattle.

    1. The farmer tends his bovine herd daily providing fresh food. [ ] [ ]
    2. The veterinarian specialized in bovine medicine and agricultural health. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

cattle cowlike dull oxlike
bovine noun

  1. An animal of the cattle group, including cows, oxen, and buffaloes.

    1. The bovine grazed peacefully on the lush green meadow alone. [ ] [ ]
    2. Farmers often raise bovine for milk, meat, and agricultural work purposes. [ ] [ ]
bovine adjective

  1. Having characteristics of a cow, such as being slow or dull.

    1. His bovine expression suggested he didn't understand the joke. [ ] [ ]
    2. Despite the urgency, the clerk had a bovine indifference to my request. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "bovine" is /ˈbəʊvaɪn/ in British English and /ˈboʊvaɪn/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "bovine": cattle, cowlike, dull, oxlike.

Example usage of "bovine": "The farmer tends his bovine herd daily providing fresh food.". More examples on the page.