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bovoid

bovoid is the alternative form of bovine.

Meaning of bovine

Adjective

bovine (comparative more bovine, superlative most bovine)

  1. (not comparable) Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.
    Synonyms:
    neatish, vaccine
    1. (not comparable) Belonging to the subfamily Bovinae.
  2. (figuratively) Sluggish, dull, slow-witted.
    • They had been selected and arranged with a dull, bovine indifference to any meaning that any of them might have.1988 October 10, Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 69

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Noun

bovoid (plural bovoids)

  1. Synonym of cattle (“of the genus "Bos"”).
    Synonyms:
    cattle

Synonyms of bovoid

Forms of bovoid

pluralbovoids

Questions about bovoid

What does bovoid mean?
Bovoid means synonym of cattle (“of the genus "Bos"”).
What is bovoid the alternative form of?
Bovoid is the alternative form of bovine.
What part of speech is bovoid?
Bovoid is a noun.
What is the plural of bovoid?
The plural of bovoid is bovoids.

Words near bovoid in the dictionary

  1. bovinize
  2. bovinized
  3. bovinizing
  4. Bovino
  5. bovinocidin
  6. bovoid
  7. bovoids
  8. bovoside
  9. bovovaccination
  10. bovovaccinations
  11. bovovaccine

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