bovid

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The extinctions of the two large bovid species and the hippopotamus were followed by shrinking territories of the forest dwellers: the Persian fallow deer, the red deer and the roe deer.

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  1. adjective Of or belonging to the family Bovidae, which includes hoofed, hollow-horned ruminants such as cattle, sheep, goats, and buffaloes.
  2. noun A member of the family Bovidae.

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  • Previous studies have confirmed the ability of animal eggs to support interspecies cell division to the embryo stage, and in a few closely-related bovid species, successful development to term. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • Prior studies confirmed the ability of animal eggs to support interspecies cell division to the embryo stage and in a few closely related bovid species, successful development to term. —  GEN News Highlights
  • - everyone to his own taste shákən-ason-goô chagrin-disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure shágrin chalet-a remote herdsman's hut in the Alps; a Swiss dwelling with unconcealed structural members and a wide overhang at the front and sides; a cottage or house in chalet style shálay chamois-a small, goatlike bovid —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • The extinctions of the two large bovid species and the hippopotamus were followed by shrinking territories of the forest dwellers: the Persian fallow deer, the red deer and the roe deer. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
 

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  1. From New Latin Bovidae, family name, from Latin bōs, bov-, cow; see bovine.
 

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