Bovine vs. Porcine

Bovine vs. Porcine — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Bovine and Porcine

Bovineadjective

(not comparable) Of or pertaining to cattle.

Porcineadjective

Of or pertaining to the pig.

Bovineadjective

(not comparable) Belonging to the family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cows, buffalo, and bison.

Porcineadjective

(derogatory) Overweight to the extent of resembling a pig; morbidly obese.

Bovineadjective

Sluggish, dull, slow-witted.

Porcineadjective

relating to or suggesting swine;

comparison between human and porcine pleasures
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Bovinenoun

An animal of the family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cattle, buffaloes and bison.

Porcineadjective

repellently fat;

a bald porcine old man

Bovinenoun

any of various members of the genus Bos

Porcineadjective

resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy;

piggish table mannersthe piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied fatherswinish slavering over food

Bovineadjective

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

Bovineadjective

dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox;

showed a bovine apathy
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