01 a. 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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Of or pertaining to the genus Bos; relating to, or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike; as, the bovine genus; a bovine antelope.(Zool.)
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Having qualities characteristic of oxen or cows; sluggish and patient; dull; as, a bovine temperament.“The bovine gaze of gaping rustics.” — W. Black.