Main Entry: ox

Pronunciation: \ˈäks\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ox·en \ˈäk-sən\ also ox

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English oxa; akin to Old High German ohso ox, Sanskrit ukṣā bull, and perhaps to Sanskrit ukṣati he moistens, Greek hygros wet — more at humor

Date: before 12th century

1 : a domestic bovine mammal (Bos taurus); broadly : a bovine mammal
2 : an adult castrated male domestic ox