bovine

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a ruminant mammal of the bovid subfamily Bovinae, such as a cow, ox, or buffalo, especially one in the genus Bos
having qualities (such as placidity or dullness) characteristic of oxen or cows
sluggish, dull, and stolid

any of a subfamily (Bovinae) of bovids including oxen, bison, buffalo, and their close relatives

Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊ.vaɪn/ / /ˈboʊˌvaɪn/ / /ˈboʊˌvin/

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

Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.
Sluggish, dull, slow-witted.
“They had been selected and arranged with a dull, bovine indifference to any meaning that any of them might have.”
“For reasons which are really a matter for a trainee psychoanalyst, who plays James Bond is a big thing for Spencer. To this end, he has unleashed a series of thoughts so bovine that I’ll just give you one for a little flavour.”

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

An animal of a family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cattle, buffaloes and bison.
An animal of a family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cattle, buffaloes and bison.
“Near-synonyms: cattle beast, cattlebeast, cow”