ovibovine

adj. & n. Zool.
—adj. having characteristics intermediate between a sheep and an ox.
—n. such an animal, e.g. a musk-ox.

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ovibōˈvīne adjective

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Main Entry: ↑ovibos

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ovibovine, a. and n. Zool.

(əʊvɪˈbəʊvaɪn)

[ad. mod.L. Ovibovīnæ fem. pl., f. Ovibōs the musk-ox (the typical and only extant genus), f. ovis sheep + bōs ox.]

a. adj. Belonging to the subfamily Ovibovinæ of the family Bovidæ, having characters intermediate between those of sheep and oxen. b. n. An animal of this subfamily; a musk-ox.