bos

1 of 2

plural of bo

Bos

2 of 2

noun

ˈbäs,

ˈbōs

: a genus of ruminant mammals including the wild and domestic cattle and sometimes the water buffaloes and related forms, distinguished by a stout body and by hollow curved horns standing out laterally from the skull

Word History

Etymology

Noun

New Latin, from Latin, ox, cow

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