of, relating to, or belonging to the Bovidae, a family of ruminant artiodactyl hollow-horned mammals including sheep, goats, cattle, antelopes, and buffalo
noun
2.
any bovid animal
Word origin
C19: from New Latin Bovidae, from Latin bōs ox
bovid in American English
(ˈboʊˌvɪd)
adjective
1.
of a large family (Bovidae) of ruminants, having a pair of hollow, unbranched horns, including oxen, sheep, goats, and antelopes