ox
English Thesaurus
1. any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | bovine, |
| definition | : | any of various members of the genus Bos (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | aurochs, bos primigenius, urus, |
| definition | : | large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bos grunniens, yak, |
| definition | : | large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | asian wild ox, |
| definition | : | genus of Asiatic wild oxen (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | bos, genus bos, |
| definition | : | wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini (noun.animal) |
2. an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus (noun.animal)
| part holonym | : | withers, |
| definition | : | the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | bos, genus bos, |
| definition | : | wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini (noun.animal) |
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