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bovine
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bovine \Bo"vine\, a. [LL. bovinus, fr. L. bos, bovis, ox, cow: cf. F. bovine. See Cow.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the genus Bos; relating to, or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike; as, the bovine genus; a bovine antelope. [1913 Webster] 2. Having qualities characteristic of oxen or cows; sluggish and patient; dull; as, a bovine temperament. [1913 Webster] The bovine gaze of gaping rustics. --W. Black. [1913 Webster]
