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bovid
(bovid)
Pronunciation:
/ˈbəʊvɪd/
noun
Zoology
a mammal of the cattle family (
Bovidae
).
Origin:
late 19th century
: from modern Latin
Bovidae
(plural), from
bos
,
bov-
'ox'
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