bovine

Meanings

Plural: bovines

Noun

any of various members of the genus Bos
An animal of the family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cattle, buffaloes and bison.

Adjective

of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle)

Adjective Satellite

dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox
- "showed a bovine apathy"

Adj

Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle.
Belonging to the subfamily Bovinae.
Sluggish, dull, slow-witted.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*gʷṓws
Borrowed from Late Latin bovīnus (“relating to cattle”), from Latin bōs (“ox”). Cognate to beef.

Synonyms

bovid, neatish, vaccine

Scrabble Score: 11

bovine is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bovine is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bovine is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

bovine is a valid Words With Friends word