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Meanings of bovine in English

Portuguese
bovino
Spanish
bóvido

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

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bovino

Medium-sized to large ungulates, including domestic cattle, Bison, the Water Buffalo, the Yak, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes.

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Examples for "bovid"
Examples for "bovid"
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Competition from bovids during the Miocene displaced these ancient hyraxes.
Wired
2
They would have to wait until they found the bovids.
The Land of Painted Caves
3
The Rabies laboratory necropsies a variety of animals ranging in size from bats to bovids.
Pubmed

Bovine.

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Usage of bovine in English
1
France is currently facing a re-emergence of bovine tuberculosis in several regions.
Pubmed
2
However, the mechanism of bovine sperm functional regulation is still largely unknown.
Pubmed
3
All the cussedness of the bovine race is centred in the cow.
Three Elephant Power, and Other Stories
4
Background: Mannheimia haemolytica is an important etiological agent in bovine respiratory disease.
Pubmed
5
The natural calcium binding site of bovine a-lactalbumin is replaced by lanthanum.
Pubmed
6
Preliminary characterization of an apparently novel bovine leukocyte adhesion protein is described.
Pubmed
7
Congealed derivative of fluid excreted by bovine ungulates to nurture their young.
Alien: Covenant
8
No firm evidence for the presence of bovine DP genes was obtained.
Pubmed
9
This snoring form painted by the wide stripe of moonlight looked... bovine.
Drood: a novel
10
K channels of bovine adrenal chromaffin cells were studied using patch-clamp techniques.
Pubmed
11
Such are the tactics by which it finally defeats its bovine foes.
Wild Apples
12
Interestingly, taxol did not affect hormone-stimulated steroid production in bovine adrenocortical cells.
Pubmed
13
This demonstrates that different bacterial agents may cause bovine abortion in Tunisia.
Pubmed
14
A more elaborate diet attacks the soundness of his almost bovine digestion.
Bulgaria
15
Making the sky its flagstaff, he placed upon it his bovine bull.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
16
I wonder how many bovine foetuses were sacrificed to make one burger.
The Guardian
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Translations for bovine
Portuguese
bovino
Bovine through the time
Bovine across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
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