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Definition of bos
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plural of bo
Bos
noun\ ˈbäs, ˈbōs \
Definition of Bos (Entry 2 of 2)
: a genus of ruminant mammals including the wild and domestic cattle and sometimes the water buffaloes and related forms, distinguished by a stout body and by hollow curved horns standing out laterally from the skull
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