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Bos (Noun)

Meaning

Wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Examples

  • The Bos genus includes domesticated cattle and oxen as well as the wild ancestors from which they descended.
  • In the classification of Bovidae family some zoologists include the genus Bos in the subfamily Bovinae.
  • Bos taurus domesticus is commonly known as modern domestic cattle.
  • Bos gaurus, the Indian bison or gaur, is one of many recently classified members of this taxon.
  • Historically some were assigned as Bos indicus or zebu and today this cattle have been brought into Bos taurus.

Synonyms

  • Genus Bos
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