Bovine vs. Calf — What's the Difference?

Of, relating to, or resembling a ruminant mammal of the bovid subfamily Bovinae, such as a cow, ox, or buffalo, especially one in the genus Bos.

A calf (plural calves) is a young domestic cow or bull. Calves are reared to become adult cattle or are slaughtered for their meat, called veal, and hide.

Sluggish, dull, and stolid.

A young cow or bull.

An animal of the subfamily Bovinae, especially one of the genus Bos.

One of the young of certain other mammals, such as moose, elephants, or whales.

(not comparable) Of or pertaining to cattle.

Calfskin leather.

(not comparable) Belonging to the family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cows, buffalo, and bison.

A large floating chunk of ice split off from a glacier, iceberg, or floe.

Sluggish, dull, slow-witted.

An awkward, callow youth.

An animal of the family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cattle, buffaloes and bison.

The fleshy muscular back part of the human leg between the knee and ankle.

Of or pertaining to the genus Bos; relating to, or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike; as, the bovine genus; a bovine antelope.

A young cow or bull.

Having qualities characteristic of oxen or cows; sluggish and patient; dull; as, a bovine temperament.

Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.

Any of various members of the genus Bos

A young deer, elephant, seal, whale or giraffe also used of some other animals.

Of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle)

A chunk of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.

Dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox;

A small island, near a larger island.

A cabless railroad engine.

An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.

(anatomy) The back of the leg below the knee.

The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.

The young of the cow, or of the Bovine family of quadrupeds. Also, the young of some other mammals, as of the elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, and whale.

Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-colored leather used in bookbinding; as, to bind books in calf.

An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.

A small island near a larger; as, the Calf of Man.

A small mass of ice set free from the submerged part of a glacier or berg, and rising to the surface.

The fleshy hinder part of the leg below the knee.

Young of domestic cattle

The muscular back part of the shank

Fine leather from the skin of a calf

Young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo