/ ˈbəʊvaɪn; NAmE ˈboʊ-/ adjective [ usually before noun ]
1.
( technical ) connected with cows :
bovine diseases
2.
( disapproving ) ( of a person ) stupid and slow
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from late Latin bovinus , from Latin bos , bov- ox.
/ ˈbəʊvaɪn; NAmE ˈboʊ-/ adjective [ usually before noun ]
1.
( technical ) connected with cows :
bovine diseases
2.
( disapproving ) ( of a person ) stupid and slow
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from late Latin bovinus , from Latin bos , bov- ox.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005