bovine

English

WOTD – 9 May 2008

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bovīnus (“relating to cattle”), from bōs (“ox”). Cognate to beef.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊ.vaɪn/
(US): enPR: bōʹvīn, IPA^(key): /ˈboʊvaɪn/
Audio (US) (file)
Audio (AU) (file)

Adjective

bovine (comparative more bovine, superlative most bovine)

(not comparable) Of or pertaining to cattle.
(not comparable) Belonging to the family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cows, buffalo, and bison.
Sluggish, dull, slow-witted.

Synonyms

neatish

Derived terms

Terms derived from bovine

acute bovine pulmonary emphysema
bibovine
bovine acetonaemia, bovine acetonemia
bovine achondroplasia
bovine adenovirus type 3 proteinase
bovine adenovirus type 7 proteinase
Bovine alphaherpesvirus 1
Bovine alphaherpesvirus 2
Bovine alphaherpesvirus 5
bovine antitoxin
Bovine atadenovirus D
bovine babesiosis
bovine bingo
bovine borreliosis
bovine brucellosis
bovine cancer eye
bovine cartilage
bovine colloid
bovine colostrum
bovine congenital ataxia
Bovine coronavirus
Bovine cyclovirus
bovine diarrhea virus, bovine diarrhoea virus
bovine encephalitis, bovine encephalomyelitis
bovine enterovirus (Enterovirus E)
bovine ephemeral fever
bovine epizootic fever
bovine face
bovine farcy

Bovine fever ephemerovirus
Bovine foamy virus
bovine foot rot
Bovine gammaherpesvirus 4
Bovine gammaherpesvirus 6
bovine genital campylobacteriosis
bovine genital vibriosis
bovine genome
bovine growth hormone
bovine haemoglobinuria, bovine hemoglobinuria
bovine heart
bovine herpes mammillitis
bovine herpes virus 1, Bovine herpesvirus 1
bovine herpes virus 5, Bovine herpesvirus 5
Bovine immunodeficiency virus
bovine immunoglobulin
bovine immunoglobulin concentrate
bovine infectious petechial fever
bovine ketosis
bovine lentivirus
bovine leprosy
bovine leptospirosis
bovine leukaemia, bovine leukemia
Bovine leukemia virus
bovine leukosis
bovinely
bovine lymphomatosis

bovine malignant catarrh
bovine malignant catarrhal fever
bovine malignant lymphoma
Bovine mastadenovirus A
Bovine mastadenovirus B
Bovine mastadenovirus C
bovine mastitis
bovine mitochondrial endonuclease
bovine myelin
bovine nocardiosis
bovine papillomatosis
bovine papilloma virus, bovine papillomavirus
bovine papular stomatitis
Bovine papular stomatitis virus
Bovine parainfluenza virus 3
Bovine parvovirus
bovine petechial fever
bovine porphyria
bovine progressive degenerative myeloencephalopathy
Bovine respiratory syncytial virus
Bovine rhinitis A virus
Bovine rhinitis B virus
bovine rhinotracheitis vaccine
bovine rhinovirus
bovine serum albumin
bovine somatotrophin
bovine spongiform encephalitis
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
bovine sporadic encephalomyelitis

bovine theileriasis
Bovine torovirus
bovine trichomoniasis
bovine trypanosomiasis
bovine tuberculosis
bovine ulcerative mammillitis
bovine vaccinia mammillitis
bovine viral diarrhea, bovine viral diarrhoea, bovine virus diarrhea, bovine virus diarrhoea
Bovine viral diarrhea virus 1, Bovine viral diarrhea virus 2
contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
contagious bovine pyelonephritis
enzootic bovine haematuria, enzootic bovine hematuria
epidemic bovine abortion
epizootic bovine abortion
fetal bovine serum, foetal bovine serum
infectious bovine keratitis
infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis
infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
ovibovine
sporadic bovine encephalomyelitis
sporadic bovine leukosis

Related terms

Terms related to bovine

beef
Bos
Boselaphini
Boselaphus
bovate
bovicide
boviculture
bovid

boviform
Bovidae
Bovinae
Bovini
Bovinus spiritualis (hodag)
Bovril

Translations

of, relating to or resembling cattle

Catalan: boví
Dutch: runds
Esperanto: bova
Finnish: nautamainen (fi), nauta- (fi)
French: bovin (fr) m, bovine (fr) f
Italian: bovino (it)
Latin: bovīnus (la)

Malay: lembu (ms), kelembuan, bovin
Polish: bydlęcy (pl) m
Portuguese: bovino (pt)
Romanian: vițel (ro)
Russian: коро́вий (ru) (koróvij) (of cows), бы́чий (ru) (býčij) (of bulls)
Slovak: hovädzí
Spanish: bovino (es), vacuno (es) m

sluggish, dull, slow-witted

Finnish: nautamainen
Polish: gamoniowaty m

Russian: тупо́й (ru) (tupój) (slow-witted)

Noun

bovine (plural bovines)

An animal of the family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cattle, buffaloes and bison.

Translations

animal like cattle, buffalo, bison

Czech: tur (cs) m
Dutch: rund (nl)
Finnish: nauta (fi), nautaeläin (fi)
French: bovin (fr) m

Mongolian: үхэр (mn) (üher)
Romanian: bovină (ro) f
Spanish: bovino (es) m
Tok Pisin: bulmakau

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔ.vin/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Adjective

bovine

feminine singular of bovin

Italian

Adjective

bovine

feminine plural of bovino

Latin

Adjective

bovīne

vocative masculine singular of bovīnus