bovid

American  

[boh-vid] / ˈboʊ vɪd /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Bovidae, comprising the hollow-horned ruminants, as oxen, antelopes, sheep, and goats.

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noun

1. any bovid animal.

bovid British  

/ ˈbəʊvɪd /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Bovidae , a family of ruminant artiodactyl hollow-horned mammals including sheep, goats, cattle, antelopes, and buffalo

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noun

1. any bovid animal

bovid Scientific  

/ bō′vĭd /

1. Any of various hoofed, horned ruminant mammals of the family Bovidae, which includes cattle, sheep, goats, buffaloes, bisons, antelopes, and yaks.

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Etymology

Origin of bovid

< New Latin Bovidae, equivalent to Bov-, stem of Bos a genus, including domestic cattle ( Latin bōs ox, bull, akin to cow ¹ ) + -idae -id ²

Example Sentences

"African bovid tribe classification using transfer learning and computer vision" appeared in a recent edition of Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

From Science Daily

Happily, women today can anticipate fewer barriers, at least of the bovid kind.

From New York Times

Now sheep are welcome, but even though the bovid border has been reopened, the expected surge of sheep has not materialized.

From New York Times

Nevertheless, the bovid is part of a rip-roaring story of how a nation of 5 million people helped to forge the modern age.

From Nature

Chemical analysis revealed the milk was not from a domestic cow but a wild bovid, such as a buffalo or an antelope species.

From Reuters