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Added 10 October 2026

bovid

/ˈboʊvɪd/ noun

Latin root: bōs Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bovid at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Hollow-horned ruminants.

adjective

Of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle).

Origin

From 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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