ox ( ks)n. pl. ox·en ( k s n) 1. An adult castrated bull of the genus Bos, especially B. taurus, used chiefly as a draft animal. 2. A bovine mammal. [Middle English, from Old English oxa; see uks-en- in Indo-European roots.] |
ox [ɒks]
n pl oxen [ˈɒksən]
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an adult castrated male of any domesticated species of cattle, esp Bos taurus, used for draught work and meat
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any bovine mammal, esp any of the domestic cattle
[Old English oxa; related to Old Saxon, Old High German ohso, Old Norse oxi]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  ox - an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurusBos, genus Bos - wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen - 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" withers - the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals |
| 2. |  ox - any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related BibosBos, genus Bos - wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini bovine - any of various members of the genus Bos Bos primigenius, urus, aurochs - large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle Bos grunniens, yak - large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated Bibos, genus Bibos - wild ox Asian wild ox - genus of Asiatic wild oxen |
Translations
ox [ˈɒks] [oxen] [ˈɒksən ˈɒksən] (pl) n → bœuf m
n ox [oks]
1 a castrated bull used (formerly in Britain and still in some countries) to pull carts, ploughs etc an ox-drawn cart. os ثَوْر مَخْصي вол vůl okse; okse- der Ochse βόδι, ευνουχισμένος ταύρος buey härg گاو اخته härkä boeuf שׁוֹר बैल vol ökör lembu jantan uxi, geltur tarfur bue 去勢牛 황소 jautis vērsis lembu jantan os okse wół boi bou вол vôl vol vo oxe วัวตัวผู้ öküz 公牛 віл خصي بيل con bò 公牛
2 any bull or cow. bees ثَور، بَقَرَه говедо hovězí dobytče okse das Rind βοοειδές bóvido veis گاو härkä bovidé בֵּן-בָּקָר बैल govedo marha lembu nautgripur bovino 牛 소과(科) 동물의 총칭 bulius, karvė govs; liellops lembu rund okse; ku krowa, byk boi bovină бык hovädzí dobytok govedo govedo nötkreatur วัวตัวผู้ sığır 牛 бик بيل يا گائے bò đực hoặc bò cái 牛
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