n.
Pronunciation: byü- ' kä-lik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin bucolicus, from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos cowherd, from bous head of cattle + -kolos (akin to Latin colere to cultivate) ― more at COW , WHEEL
Date: circa 1609
1 : of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : PASTORAL
2 a : relating to or typical of rural life b : IDYLLIC
– bu · col · i · cal · ly \ -li-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb