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- noun Plural form of
bovine .
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Examples
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Cows produce so much methane gas that the bovines are a major source of greenhouse gases, according to Penn State University.
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Ms. Lyon used low-moisture, salt-free butter—never margarine—for the bovines, which she built by dabbing softened butter on a wire-mesh armature.
Cow Sculptor Buttered Fingers Stephen Miller 2011
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Brands like Artec shampoo are slathered on dark-haired cows, while Pantene is preferred for the blonder bovines.
Well-Heeled Men Behind Manolos Try on Hooves for Size Rachel Dodes 2011
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What other bovines have we had here defecating on adult conversations?
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You mentioned to her that the burdens of being barren were the same in bovines and human females—shipped off for slaughter or forced out to pasture to die alone.
Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011
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You mentioned to her that the burdens of being barren were the same in bovines and human females—shipped off for slaughter or forced out to pasture to die alone.
Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011
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We had just passed a small farm and had noticed various bovines clamoring in their empty-skulled way for chief position atop a giant pile of their own feces, much like Snoopy sleeping on the roof of his own doghouse.
This goat is your goat, this goat is my goat : The Archive 2009
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The starving rodents actually are hopping on the backs of bovines and chewing them up alive!
Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D.: This Week's Realm of Bizarre News Top 7 Ph.D. Dr. Franklin Ruehl 2011
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While "cow" is the word generally used to describe these bovines, in industry parlance it specifically refers to a female that has already given birth.
Cattle Numbers Dwindle Marshall Eckblad 2011
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The starving rodents actually are hopping on the backs of bovines and chewing them up alive!
Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D.: This Week's Realm of Bizarre News Top 7 Ph.D. Dr. Franklin Ruehl 2011
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