ox

/ɑks/

/ɒks/

Definitions of ox

1. noun

   any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos
   synonyms: wild ox

   types:

   Bos primigenius, aurochs, urus

   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

   Bos banteng, banteng, banting, tsine

   wild ox of the Malay Archipelago

   Asian wild ox

   genus of Asiatic wild oxen

   Bibos gaurus, gaur

   wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India

   Bibos frontalis, gayal, mithan

   ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur

   type of:

   bovine

   any of various members of the genus Bos
2. noun

   an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
   type of:

   Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen

   domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age