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Definition of bovine adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bovine

adjective
 
/ˈbəʊvaɪn/
 
/ˈbəʊvaɪn/
[usually before noun]
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  1. (specialist) connected with cows
    • bovine diseases
  2. (disapproving) (of a person) stupid and slow
    • a look of bovine surprise/stupidity
  3. Word Originearly 19th cent.: from late Latin bovinus, from Latin bos, bov- ‘ox’.
See bovine in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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