Concept cluster: Food > Bovids or bovine animals
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abada
n
(mythology) A herbivorous mythological creature of the Central African Congo, similar to the unicorn. Its horns are said to be an antidote to poisons, and it has brown fur, two crooked horns and a boar's tail.
alpaco
n
(archaic) alpaca
American bison
n
A bovine mammal, a species of bison, Bison bison.
American buffalo
n
Bison bison; Synonym of American bison
anoa
n
Either of two related species of small Indonesian water buffalo similar in appearance to deer; Bubalus quarlesi or Bubalus depressicornis.
argali
n
Ovis ammon, the largest wild sheep, which roams the highlands of Central Asia.
Asiatic wild ass
n
A species of ass, Equus hemionus, native to Asia; the onager.
aurochs
n
An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.
bagwyn
n
An imaginary heraldic animal, like an antelope but with the tail of a horse and two curved horns.
bezoar ibex
n
The bezoar goat.
bighorn
n
especially, Ovis canadensis, having large, curving horns.
bighorn sheep
n
especially, Ovis canadensis, having large, curving horns.
bison
n
A large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.
bonassus
n
The aurochs, or European bison.
bovid
n
An animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, gazelle, goat, and sheep).
buffalo
n
Any of the Old World mammals of the family Bovidae, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo Bubalus bubalis.
buffaloe
n
Obsolete form of buffalo. [Any of the Old World mammals of the family Bovidae, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo Bubalus bubalis.]
Buffalypso
n
Alternative form of buffalypso [A variety of water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), developed in 1949 by Trinidad veterinarian Stephen Bennett for meat and haulage.]
buffler
n
Pronunciation spelling of buffalo. [Any of the Old World mammals of the family Bovidae, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo Bubalus bubalis.]
bunning
n
(Australian Aboriginal) The echidna.
burhel
n
Archaic spelling of bharal. [A blue sheep, being any species of the genus Pseudois, goatlike bovids of the Himalayas and western China with a bluish-grey coat; Himalayan blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur).]
cabri
n
A pronghorn.
camelid
n
(zoology) Any of a family of mammals including the camel, llama, alpaca, guanaco, and vicuña.
caprine
n
Any of certain caprids (including sheep) that are regarded as being similar to the goat; any member of the tribe Caprini.
carabao
n
A domesticated subspecies of water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis carabanesis.
catalo
n
(dated) Alternative form of cattelo [A cross between domestic cattle and buffalo.]
cattalo
n
Alternative form of cattelo [A cross between domestic cattle and buffalo.]
chamois
n
A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.
chamoix
n
Alternative form of chamois [A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.]
cow
n
(biology) A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.
dazzle
n
(uncommon) A herd of zebra.
elkhorn
n
The horn of an elk
gaour
n
Alternative form of gaur [An Asian species of wild bovine (Bos gaurus), of large size and an untamable disposition.]
gaur
n
An Asian species of wild bovine (Bos gaurus), of large size and an untamable disposition.
gayal
n
Bos frontalis, a Southern Asiatic species of wild cattle.
giant beaver
n
Either of two genera of extinct castorid rodents, Castoroides of North America or Trogontherium of Eurasia.
goat-antelope
n
Alternative spelling of goat antelope [Any of a group of herbivore mammals, the subfamily Caprinae, that includes domestic sheep and goats.]
goorul
n
Alternative form of goral [A type of Asian ungulate ruminant, now defined as any of the four species of the genus Naemorhedus.]
gural
n
Alternative form of goral [A type of Asian ungulate ruminant, now defined as any of the four species of the genus Naemorhedus.]
hart
n
A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
Higgs bison
n
(informal, paleontology, biology, bovines) The ancestor of the European bison (Bison bonasus), a species originating from the hybridization of the aurochs (Bos primigenius) and the steppe bison (Bison priscus).
huanaco
n
Alternative form of guanaco [A South American ruminant (Lama guanicoe), closely related to the other lamoids, the alpaca, llama, and vicuña in the family Camelidae.]
ibex
n
A type of wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, such as the species Capra ibex.
Indian ox
n
zebu
Indian wild ass
n
A subspecies of the Asiatic wild ass, Equus hemionus khur, formerly ranging from southeastern Iran to western India but now restricted to a relict population in Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.
jackalope
n
A folkloric animal, a supposed cross between a jackrabbit and an antelope, goat, or deer, usually portrayed as a rabbit with antlers.
jambok
n
Alternative spelling of sjambok [(South Africa) A stout whip, especially made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide.]
jumbuck
n
(Australia) A sheep.
kade
n
The sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus
kouproh
n
Alternative form of kouprey [A wild, forest-dwelling ox, Bos sauveli, from Vietnam and surrounding countries]
kreng
n
Alternative form of krang [The carcass of a whale after the blubber has been removed.]
llamanaco
n
A mammal of the camel family that is the hybrid offspring of a llama and a guanaco.
markhoor
n
Alternative form of markhor [A large wild goat, Capra falconeri, especially Capra falconeri megaceros, syn. Capra megaceros, having huge flattened spiral horns, found in the western Himalayas.]
markhor
n
A large wild goat, Capra falconeri, especially Capra falconeri megaceros, syn. Capra megaceros, having huge flattened spiral horns, found in the western Himalayas.
markhore
n
Alternative form of markhor [A large wild goat, Capra falconeri, especially Capra falconeri megaceros, syn. Capra megaceros, having huge flattened spiral horns, found in the western Himalayas.]
moufflon
n
Alternative spelling of mouflon [A species of wild sheep, Ovis orientalis musimon, syn. Ovis aries musimon, endemic to Sardinia and Corsica.]
mountain goat
n
A sure-footed goat antelope, Oreamnos americanus, of the North American mountains, having black curved horns and a shaggy coat.
North American bison
n
Bison bison (“B. bison”); Synonym of American bison (“American buffalo”)
North American buffalo
n
Bison bison (“B. bison”); Synonym of American bison (“American buffalo”)
nyaope
n
whoonga
ovibovine
n
A musk ox.
paco
n
(archaic) An alpaca.
plains bison
n
Bison bison bison, one of the two subspecies of the American bison, the other being the wood bison.
plains buffalo
n
Bison bison bison; Synonym of plains bison
pollard
n
A buck deer that has shed its antlers.
pudú
n
Alternative form of pudu [A very small South American deer of the genus Pudu, native to the Andes.]
Pyrenean chamois
n
Rupicapra pyrenaica, a goat-antelope that lives in the Pyrenees and the Apennine Mountains of central Italy.
reem
n
A large horned animal in ancient Hebrew literature, variously identified with the wild ox or aurochs (Bos primigenius), the Arabian oryx, or a mythical creature (compare unicorn).
rupicaprine
n
A mammal of the genus Rupicapra; a chamois.
shambock
n
Alternative form of sjambok [(South Africa) A stout whip, especially made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide.]
shamois
n
Alternative form of chamois [A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.]
sjambock
n
Alternative form of sjambok [(South Africa) A stout whip, especially made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide.]
steppe murrain
n
rinderpest
tapeti
n
A small South American cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus brasiliensis).
venison
n
(South Africa) The meat of an antelope.
water buffalo
n
A large ungulate, widely used as a domestic animal in Asia, South America. North Africa and Europe: Bubalus bubalis.
wood buffalo
n
Bison bison athabascae; Synonym of wood bison
yale
n
A mythical beast in European mythology and heraldry, usually portrayed as an antelope- or goat-like four-legged creature with large horns that it can swivel in any direction.
zeal
n
The collective noun for a group of zebras.
zebra
n
(sports, slang) A referee.
zebroid
n
A cross between a zebra and any other equine animal, but especially a horse.
zebrula
n
Alternative form of zebrule [A cross between a male zebra and a female horse.]
zebu
n
A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos primigenius indicus).
zebuine
adj
Pertaining to zebus
zedonk
n
A zebroid hybrid that is the offspring of a male zebra and a female donkey
zeedonk
n
A cross between a zebra and a donkey.
zubr
n
(obsolete) One of several species of European bison or aurochs, which were unclearly delineated in the 1800s when this sense was in use.
zubron
n
(uncommon) A hybrid between domestic cattle and wisent.
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