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Bos Taurus (Noun)

Meaning

Domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen".

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Examples

  • Domesticated bos taurus were first introduced to the Americas by European colonizers in the early 16th century.
  • A team of bos taurus was required to plow the fields in the small rural village.
  • The farmer owned a large herd of bos taurus that he bred and raised for meat and dairy products.
  • The legend of the fierce bos taurus which roamed the countryside had been passed down through generations.
  • Wild aurochs were the ancestors of the modern bos taurus, which were domesticated over 10,000 years ago.

Synonyms

  • Oxen
  • Cattle
  • Cows
  • Kine

Hypernyms

  • Bovine

Hyponyms

  • Africander
  • Milk Cow
  • Bullock
  • Milch Cow
  • Welsh Black
  • Ox
  • Dairy Cow
  • Milker
  • Grade
  • Moo-cow
  • Red Poll
  • Beef
  • Welsh
  • Bull
  • Dairy Cattle
  • Stirk
  • Steer
  • Beef Cattle
  • Cow
  • Devon
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