On this page you'll find 8 example sentences with Bovid. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as bovine or ruminant and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Bovid meaning
An animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, cattle, goat, and sheep).
Using Bovid
- The main meaning on this page is: An animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, cattle, goat, and sheep).
- Useful related words include: bovine, mammal genus, ruminant.
- In the example corpus, bovid often appears in combinations such as: bovid species.
Context around Bovid
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bovid
- In this selection, "bovid" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, few, domestic, species, genera and note stand out and add context to how "bovid" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a domestic bovid note the and a few bovid species also. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bovid" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bovid
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A member of this family is called a bovid. (9 words)
Other bovid species also occur in Europe, Asia, and North America. (11 words)
A few bovid species also occur in Europe, Asia, and North America. (12 words)
Females use horns mainly for stabbing. citation Anatomy Dental pad of a domestic bovid: Note the absence of upper incisors and canines and the outward projection of the lower teeth. (30 words)
The sole member of the genus Antidorcas, this bovid was first described by the German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1780. (23 words)
Females possess horns only in half of the bovid genera, and females in these genera are heavier than those in the rest. (22 words)
Example sentences (8)
A few bovid species also occur in Europe, Asia, and North America.
A member of this family is called a bovid.
Females possess horns only in half of the bovid genera, and females in these genera are heavier than those in the rest.
Females use horns mainly for stabbing. citation Anatomy Dental pad of a domestic bovid: Note the absence of upper incisors and canines and the outward projection of the lower teeth.
In some bovid species the neonates start following about their mothers immediately or within a few days, as in the impala.
Other bovid species also occur in Europe, Asia, and North America.
The bushbuck is the only bovid that is both solitary and not territorial.
The sole member of the genus Antidorcas, this bovid was first described by the German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1780.
Common combinations with bovid
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: