Difference between Bovine and Beef

What is the difference between Bovine and Beef?

Bovine as a noun is an animal of the family bovidae, including cattle, buffaloes and bison. while Beef as a noun is the meat from a cow, bull or other bovine.

Bovine

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An animal of the family Bovidae, including cattle, buffaloes and bison.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or pertaining to cattle. Belonging to the tribe Bovini, including cows, buffalo, and bison. Sluggish, dull, slow-witted.

Beef

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To complain.To add weight or strength to, usually as beef up.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The meat from a cow, bull or other bovine.Would be "a side of beef". A chunk, cut or piece not being the whole piece, cf ham.A generic term for a cow or bull.a complaint or disagreement

We hope you now know whether to use Bovine or Beef in your sentence.

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