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.