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bovine

/ˈbəʊvaɪn/adjective

उच्चारण बोवाइन

गाय या मवेशियों से संबंधित, गोजातीय

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adjective
  1. 1

    technical

    connected with cows or cattle

    गाय या मवेशियों से संबंधित, गोजातीय

    • bovine diseases such as foot-and-mouth
    • bovine tuberculosis
    • Scientists are testing a vaccine against a bovine disease.
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    • The vet specialises in bovine health and visits the dairy farms each week.
    • Bovine milk is the main source of dairy products in India.
  2. 2

    disapproving

    (of a person) slow, dull and stupid

    (व्यक्ति) सुस्त, मंदबुद्धि, गाय जैसा भावहीन

    • He stared at the question with a bovine expression.
    • The bovine look on his face showed that he had not understood a single word of the lecture.
    • His bovine stare made the teacher repeat the question.
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    • She gave him a bovine look and said nothing.
    • He is a pleasant man but rather bovine in his thinking.

    Synonyms dull slow stolid stupid

    Opposite quick alert sharp

≈Synonyms and antonyms
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bo·vine

With -vine (not 'bovin'); from the Latin bos, bovis, ox.

अंत में -vine ('bovin' गलत है); Latin bos, bovis, बैल, से।

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One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often: learn the animal adjectives: bovine (cow), canine (dog), feline (cat), equine (horse), ovine (sheep), porcine (pig), leonine (lion), lupine (wolf), vulpine (fox), aquiline (eagle), ursine (bear), simian (monkey), piscine (fish), avian (bird).

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: जानवरों के adjectives सीखिए: bovine (गाय), canine (कुत्ता), feline (बिल्ली), equine (घोड़ा), ovine (भेड़), porcine (सूअर), leonine (शेर), lupine (भेड़िया), vulpine (लोमड़ी), aquiline (चील), ursine (भालू), simian (बंदर), piscine (मछली), avian (पक्षी)।