BOVINE


Meaning of BOVINE in English

/ 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.

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