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Meaning of BOVID

Pronunciation:  'bowvid

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  hollow-horned ruminants
  2. [adj]  of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle)
 
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 Synonyms: bovine
 
 See Also: antelope, bison, Bovidae, bovine, buffalo, caprine animal, family Bovidae, forest goat, goat, goat antelope, musk ox, musk sheep, Old World buffalo, Ovibos moschatus, Pseudoryx nghetinhensis, ruminant, sheep, spindle horn, wild sheep

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bo"vid\, a. [L. bos, bovis, ox, cow.] (Zo["o]l.)
Relating to that tribe of ruminant mammals of which the genus
{Bos} is the type.
 
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