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bos
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bos has 1 sense
- bos(n = noun.animal) genus bos - wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini; Array is a kind of mammal genus
is a member of bovidae, family bovidae
CIDE DICTIONARY
bos, prop. n. [L., ox, cow.].
A genus of ruminant quadrupeds, including the wild and domestic cattle, distinguished by a stout body, hollow horns, and a large fold of skin hanging from the neck. [1913 Webster]
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