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Definition of Bovidae
1. Noun. True antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Ruminantia, Suborder Ruminantia
Member holonyms: Bovid, Bovinae, Subfamily Bovinae, Bovini, Tribe Bovini, Bos, Genus Bos, Buffalo, Old World Buffalo, Bubalus, Genus Bubalus, Tribe Bubalus, Genus Anoa, Genus Synercus, Synercus, Tribe Synercus, Bibos, Genus Bibos, Genus Bison, Genus Ovibos, Ovibos, Genus Ovis, Ovis, Ammotragus, Genus Ammotragus, Capra, Genus Capra, Goat Antelope, Genus Oreamnos, Oreamnos, Genus Naemorhedus, Naemorhedus, Capricornis, Genus Capricornis, Genus Rupicapra, Rupicapra, Budorcas, Genus Budorcas, Antilope, Genus Antilope, Genus Litocranius, Litocranius, Genus Addax, Connochaetes, Genus Connochaetes, Genus Madoqua, Madoqua, Alcelaphus, Genus Alcelaphus, Damaliscus, Genus Damaliscus, Aepyceros, Genus Aepyceros, Gazella, Genus Gazella, Antidorcas, Genus Antidorcas, Genus Strepsiceros, Genus Tragelaphus, Strepsiceros, Tragelaphus, Boselaphus, Genus Boselaphus, Genus Hippotragus, Hippotragus, Genus Saiga, Genus Raphicerus, Raphicerus, Genus Taurotragus, Taurotragus, Genus Kobus, Kobus, Adenota, Genus Adenota, Genus Oryx, Genus Pseudoryx, Pseudoryx
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bovidae
Literary usage of Bovidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Immunity in Infective Diseases by Elie Metchnikoff (1907)
"Pleuro- pneumonia in the bovidae.—IX. Typhoid Fever.—X. Plague.—XL Tetanus.— XII.
Diphtheria. Iff the preceding chapters I have attempted to present to the ..."
2. The Mammals of Colorado: An Account of the Several Species Found Within the by Edward Royal Warren (1910)
"(bovidae.) a'. Horns smooth and rounded. Bison, p. 1)'. Horns transversely wrinkled
and rough. Ovis, p. <) b. Horns branched and shed periodically. ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Deer family (Cervidae) Hollow-horned ruminant» (bovidae) vestiges of two other
aeries, one on the labial side of the milk teeth and one on the lingual side ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The characteristic of this family bovidae,—Lastly, we have the great family of
hollow-horned ruminants or bovidae, in which the horns (present in the males ..."
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