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BOVINAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Bovinae mean? 

BOVINAE (noun)
  The noun BOVINAE has 1 sense:

1. term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kuduplay

  Familiarity information: BOVINAE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BOVINAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Bovinae; subfamily Bovinae

Hypernyms ("Bovinae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Holonyms ("Bovinae" is a member of...):

Bovidae; family Bovidae (true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats)


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