As nouns the difference between taurus and bovine
is that taurus is someone with a taurus star sign while bovine is an animal of the tribe bovini , including cattle, buffaloes and bison.
As a proper noun taurus
is (zodiac constellations): a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a bull and containing the star aldebaran or taurus can be a mountain range in southern anatolia, running parallel to the mediterranean coast.
As an adjective bovine is
(not comparable) of or pertaining to cattle.
taurus
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .
Proper noun
(
en-proper noun) (symbol )
(zodiac constellations): A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a bull and containing the star Aldebaran.
* 1592 — Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus
iv 3
- See, see, thou hast shot off one of Taurus' horns.
(astrology): The zodiac sign for the bull, ruled by Venus and covering April 21 - May 21 (tropical astrology) or May 16 - June 15 (sidereal astrology).
(automobile ) An automobile model produced by the Ford Motor Company (1986-present).
Derived terms
* Taurean
* Tauri
* taurid
Noun
(es)
Someone with a Taurus star sign
Synonyms
* Taurean
Antonyms
* Scorpio, Scorpius
See also
*
* Elnath
Etymology 2
From (etyl) Taurus, from (etyl)
(Taurus Mountains)
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
a mountain range in southern Anatolia, running parallel to the Mediterranean coast
Synonyms
* (l)
Related terms
* Anti-Taurus
bovine
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to cattle.
(not comparable) Belonging to the tribe Bovini, including cows, buffalo, and bison.
Sluggish, dull, slow-witted.
Derived terms
* acute bovine pulmonary emphysema
* bibovine
* bovine acetonaemia, bovine acetonemia
* bovine achondroplasia
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*
* bovine antitoxin
* bovine babesiosis
* bovine bingo
* bovine borreliosis
* bovine brucellosis
* bovine cancer eye
* bovine cartilage
* bovine colloid
* bovine colostrum
* bovine congenital ataxia
* bovine coronavirus
* bovine diarrhea virus, bovine diarrhoea virus
* bovine encephalitis, bovine encephalomyelitis
* bovine enterovirus
* bovine ephemeral fever
* bovine epizootic fever
* bovine face
* bovine farcy
* bovine foot rot
* bovine genital campylobacteriosis
* bovine genital vibriosis
* bovine genome
* bovine growth hormone
* bovine haemoglobinuria, bovine hemoglobinuria
* bovine heart
* bovine herpes mammillitis
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*
* bovine immunodeficiency virus
* bovine immunoglobulin
* bovine immunoglobulin concentrate
* bovine infectious petechial fever
* bovine ketosis
* bovine lentivirus
* bovine leprosy
* bovine leptospirosis
* bovine leukaemia, bovine leukemia
* bovine leukosis
* bovinely
* bovine lymphomatosis
* bovine malignant catarrh
* bovine malignant catarrhal fever
* bovine malignant lymphoma
* bovine mastitis
* bovine mitochondrial endonuclease
* bovine myelin
* bovine nocardiosis
* bovine papillomatosis
* bovine papilloma virus, bovine papillomavirus
* bovine papular stomatitis
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* bovine petechial fever
* bovine porphyria
* bovine progressive degenerative myeloencephalopathy
* bovine respiratory syncytial virus
* bovine rhinotracheitis vaccine
* bovine rhinovirus
* bovine serum albumin
* bovine somatotrophin
* bovine spongiform encephalitis
* bovine spongiform encephalopathy
* bovine sporadic encephalomyelitis
* bovine theileriasis
* bovine trichomoniasis
* bovine trypanosomiasis
* bovine tuberculosis
* bovine ulcerative mammillitis
* bovine vaccinia mammillitis
* bovine viral diarrhea, bovine viral diarrhoea, bovine virus diarrhea, bovine virus diarrhoea
* contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
* contagious bovine pyelonephritis
* enzootic bovine haematuria, enzootic bovine hematuria
* epidemic bovine abortion
* epizootic bovine abortion
* fetal bovine serum, foetal bovine serum
* infectious bovine keratitis
* infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis
* infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
* ovibovine
* sporadic bovine encephalomyelitis
* sporadic bovine leukosis
Related terms
* beef
* Bos
* Boselaphini
* Boselaphus
* bovate
* bovicide
* boviculture
* bovid
* boviform
* Bovidae
* Bovinae
* Bovini
* Bovinus spiritualis
* Bovril
Noun
(
en noun)
An animal of the tribe Bovini , including cattle, buffaloes and bison.