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bo•vid  (bō′vid),USA pronunciation [Zool.]
adj. 
  1. Mammalsof or pertaining to the Bovidae, comprising the hollow-horned ruminants, as oxen, antelopes, sheep, and goats.

n. 
  1. Zoology, Mammalsany bovid animal.
  • Neo-Latin Bovidae, equivalent. to Bov-, stem of Bos a genus, including domestic cattle (Latin bōs ox, bull, akin to cow1) + -idae -id2

'bovid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
antelope - bovine - cattle - goat - musk ox - sheep - tahr - takin

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