bovine

C2+ Topic:Animals

US /ˈboʊvaɪn/ UK /ˈbəʊvaɪn/ See IPA manual

adj noun

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1

adj
relating to cattle; sluggish or dull in manner

He stared back with a bovine, uncomprehending expression.

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1 adj · relating to cattle;... cattle-likedull sluggish stolid slow placid phlegmatic

Opposites

lively alert sharp

Word family

Related forms cow beefbovid

Etymology

From Late Latin bovīnus ('relating to oxen or cows'), from Latin bos, bovis ('ox, cow'), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws ('cow').

bovīnus Latin bos Latin *gʷṓws Proto-Indo-European

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# bovine

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈboʊvaɪn
**IPA (UK):** ˈbəʊvaɪn

## Meanings
1. relating to cattle; sluggish or dull in manner

## Examples
- He stared back with a bovine, uncomprehending expression.

## Synonyms
- cattle-like
- dull
- sluggish
- stolid
- slow
- placid
- phlegmatic

## Antonyms
- lively
- alert
- sharp

## Related Forms
- cow
- beef
- bovid

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bovīnus
- Root: bos
- Root: *gʷṓws

## Etymology
From Late Latin bovīnus ('relating to oxen or cows'), from Latin bos, bovis ('ox, cow'), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws ('cow').

## AI Etymology
Bovine is from Late Latin bovīnus ('relating to oxen or cows'), from Latin bos, bovis ('ox, cow'), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws ('cow'). Important recorded forms include bovīnus (Latin), bos (Latin), and *gʷṓws (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers relating to cattle; sluggish or dull in manner. The wider family includes related words such as cow, beef, and bovid.

## Topics
- Animals

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