bovid

bovid [boh-vid]Zoology ExamplesWord Origin adjective

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

noun

2. 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 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

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

noun

2. any bovid animal

Word Origin for bovid C19: from New Latin Bovidae, from Latin bōs ox bovid in Science bovid [bō′vĭd]

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