bovid
Of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of animal of the family BovidaeOf, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, cattle, goat, and sheep).
» Bison is a genus from the bovid family.
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1 sensesOf, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, cattle, goat, and sheep).
of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle)
Examples
1 sentencesBison is a genus from the bovid family.
Origin
From the stem of Classical Latin bōs + -id, after taxonomic name Bovidae. By surface analyFrom the stem of Classical Latin bōs + -id, after taxonomic name Bovidae. By surface analysis, an appellativization from Bovid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names).
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Forms
more bovid, most bovid| Comparative | more bovid Lesson |
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| Superlative | most bovid Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle):bovine
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.