/boh"vid/ , Zool.
adj.
1. of or pertaining to the Bovidae, comprising the hollow-horned ruminants, as oxen, antelopes, sheep, and goats.
n.
2. any bovid animal.
[ Bovidae, equiv. to Bov-, s. of Bos a genus, including domestic cattle (L bos ox, bull, akin to COW 1 ) + -idae -ID 2 ]