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Definition of bovid in English: bovidnounˈbəʊvɪdˈboʊvɪd Zoology A mammal of the cattle family (Bovidae ). Example sentencesExamples - The incised bone seems to have belonged to an unknown bovid mammal, the group that includes sheep, cattle and antelope.
- The Northern immigrants to South America included the rodents, Carnivora (bears, cats, dogs, etc.), llamas and horses, bovids (particularly deer), and the tapirs and elephants.
- After hippos, bovids are the most abundant group of mammalian fossils.
- Like bovids and cervids, they have a full set of lower incisors, but the uppers are replaced by a horny pad.
- We also use many products from bovids, like milk and leather.
Origin Late 19th century: from modern Latin Bovidae (plural), from bos, bov- 'ox'. Definition of bovid in US English: bovidnounˈboʊvɪdˈbōvid Zoology A mammal of the cattle family (Bovidae). Example sentencesExamples - After hippos, bovids are the most abundant group of mammalian fossils.
- The Northern immigrants to South America included the rodents, Carnivora (bears, cats, dogs, etc.), llamas and horses, bovids (particularly deer), and the tapirs and elephants.
- The incised bone seems to have belonged to an unknown bovid mammal, the group that includes sheep, cattle and antelope.
- We also use many products from bovids, like milk and leather.
- Like bovids and cervids, they have a full set of lower incisors, but the uppers are replaced by a horny pad.
Origin Late 19th century: from modern Latin Bovidae (plural), from bos, bov- ‘ox’. |