Difference between Bovid and Bovine

What is the difference between Bovid and Bovine?

Bovid as a noun is an animal of the family bovidae, for example antelopes, gazelles, goats, and sheep. while Bovine as a noun is an animal of the family bovidae, including cattle, buffaloes and bison.

Bovid

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An animal of the family Bovidae, for example antelopes, gazelles, goats, and sheep.

Bovine

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An animal of the family Bovidae, including cattle, buffaloes and bison.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or pertaining to cattle.Belonging to the tribe Bovini, including cows, buffalo, and bison.Sluggish, dull, slow-witted.

We hope you now know whether to use Bovid or Bovine in your sentence.

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