Bovine
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. ( 似) 牛的; 迟钝的
- ［英］ adj. ( 似) 牛的 ( of an ox) ; 迟钝的 ( slow, stolid)
- ［记］ bov ( 牛) +ine -> 牛的
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
I. adjective
- Etymology: Late Latin bovinus, from Latin bov-, bos ox, cow — more at cow
- Date: 1776
- 1. of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow
- 2. having qualities (as placidity or dullness) characteristic of oxen or cows
- ? bovinely adverb
- ? bovinity noun
II. noun
- Date: 1852
- any of a subfamily (Bovinae) of bovids including oxen, bison, buffalo, and their close relatives
