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Taurus vs Bovine - What's the difference?

taurus | bovine |

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)

    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 * * * 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 * * * 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 * * 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

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An animal of the tribe Bovini , including cattle, buffaloes and bison.