vitulineadj.
/ˈvɪtjʊlʌɪn/ rare.
Of or belonging to a calf or calves; resembling that of a calf. vitular, vitulary, with similar sense, are recorded in the Cent. Dict. and other recent dictionaries.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > calf > [adjective]
vituline1656
1656 in T. Blount Glossographia
1805 J. H. Tooke Επεα Πτεροεντα (ed. 2) II. vi. 447 Calf—Vituline.
1860 F. C. L. Wraxall Life in Sea ii. 27 In spite of their [i.e. seals'] clumsy form, the vituline countenance wears an expression of calmness and peace.
1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 167 If a double allowance of vituline brains deserve such honor, there are few commentators on Shakespeare that would have gone afoot.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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