HyperDic: bovidae

English > 1 sense of the word Bovidae:
NOUNanimalBovidae, family Bovidaetrue antelopes
English > Bovidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningtrue antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats.
Synonymfamily Bovidae
Member ofRuminantia, suborder Ruminantiacattle
MembersAdenota, genus Adenota(African antelopes) puku
Aepyceros, genus Aepyceros(African antelopes) impalas
Alcelaphus, genus Alcelaphus(African antelopes) hartebeests
Ammotragus, genus Ammotragusgenus of wild sheep
Antidorcas, genus Antidorcasspringboks
Antilope, genus Antilopeblackbucks
Bibos, genus Biboswild ox
Bos, genus Boswild and domestic cattle
Boselaphus, genus Boselaphus(Indian antelopes) nilgais
Bovinae, subfamily BovinaeTerm not used technically
Bovini, tribe BoviniTerm not used technically
Bubalus, genus Bubalus, tribe BubalusIn some classification systems included in genus Bos
Budorcas, genus Budorcasgnu goats
Capra, genus Capragoats
Capricornis, genus Capricornisserows
Connochaetes, genus Connochaetes(African antelopes) gnus
Damaliscus, genus Damaliscus(African antelopes) sassabies
Gazella, genus Gazellatypical gazelles
Hippotragus, genus Hippotragussable antelopes
Kobus, genus Kobus(African antelopes) waterbucks
Litocranius, genus Litocraniusantelopes of eastern Africa
Madoqua, genus Madoquagenus comprising some small antelopes of eastern and northeastern Africa
Naemorhedus, genus Naemorhedusgorals
Old World buffalo, buffaloAny of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo
Oreamnos, genus Oreamnosmountain goats
Ovibos, genus OvibosConsisting of the musk-ox
Ovis, genus OvisSheep
Pseudoryx, genus Pseudoryxspecies of large cow-like mammals of Vietnam discovered by scientists in 1992
Raphicerus, genus Raphicerus(African antelopes) steenboks
Rupicapra, genus Rupicaprachamois
Synercus, genus Synercus, tribe synercusCape buffalo
Taurotragus, genus Taurotragus(African antelopes) elands
Tragelaphus, genus Tragelaphus, Strepsiceros, genus Strepsiceros(African antelopes) kudus
bovidhollow-horned ruminants
genus Addaxgenus of antelopes of northern African deserts
genus AnoaA genus of mammals of the family Bovidae
genus Bisonsometimes considered a subgenus of genus Bos
genus Oryx(African antelopes) oryxes
genus Saiga(Eurasian antelopes) saigas
goat antelopebovid related to goats but having antelope-like features
Broadermammal familyA family of mammals
Spanishbóvidos
CatalanBovidae, bòvids

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