bovid

[boh-vid]Zoology

adjective

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

noun

any bovid animal.

Origin of bovid

< New Latin Bovidae, equivalent to Bov-, stem of Bos a genus, including domestic cattle (Latin bōs ox, bull, akin to cow¹) + -idae -id²

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Examples from the Web for bovid

Historical Examples of bovid

In all of the Bovid the horns are simple, hollow, and permanent, each enclosing a bony core.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition
Vernon L. Kellogg
Sir Victor Brooke divides the family of the Bovid into thirteen sub-families.
Natural History in Anecdote
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British Dictionary definitions for bovid

bovid

adjective

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

noun

any bovid animal

Word Origin for bovid

C19: from New Latin Bovidae, from Latin bōs ox

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bovid in Science

bovid

[bō′vĭd]

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