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Of or pertaining to the genus Bos; relating to, or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike; as, the bovine genus; a bovine antelope.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to the genus Bos; relating to, or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike; as, the bovine genus; a bovine antelope.
  2. a. Having qualities characteristic of oxen or cows; sluggish and patient; dull; as, a bovine temperament.
  3. adj. of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle)
  4. adj. dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox
  5. n. any of various members of the genus Bos
  6. 1. (Zoöl.) of or pertaining to the genus Bos; relating to, or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike; as, the bovine genus; a bovine antelope. 2. Having qualities characteristic of oxen or cows; sluggish and patient; dull; as, a bovine temperament. The bovine gaze of gaping rustics. W. Black.
  7. of or pertaining to the genus Bos; relating to, or resembling,the ox or cow; oxlike; as, the bovine genus; a bovine antelope.
  8. j:100 n. any of various members of the genus Bos a. of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle) s. dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox