BOVID Definition & Meaning

bovid

[ boh-vid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

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

noun

any bovid animal.

bovid

/ ˈ��əʊ��ɪ�� /

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

bovid

/ ��ō′��ĭ�� /

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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of bovid¹

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of bovid¹

C19: from New Latin Bovidae , from Latin ��ōs ox

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

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

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

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

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

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