bovine vs oxen
oxen vs bovinebovine and oxen both are nouns.
bovine is an adjective but oxen is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bovine | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| oxen | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
oxen is a hyponym of
bovine; that is, oxen is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
bovine:
- bovine: any of various members of the genus Bos
- oxen: domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
Other hyponyms of bovine include
ox, wild ox, Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, Bos indicus, Brahma, Brahman, Brahmin.
| bovine (noun) | oxen (noun) |
|---|---|
| any of various members of the genus Bos | domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age |
| bovine (adjective) | oxen (adjective) |
|---|---|
| of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle) | |
| dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox |
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