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| aurochs |
an extinct wild ox once common in northern Africa, Europe, and western Asia, and probably an ancestor of domestic cattle. [1/2 definitions] |
| beast of burden |
an animal such as a donkey or ox used esp. for heavy work or carrying loads. |
| bovine |
of, related to, or resembling a cow or ox. [2/3 definitions] |
| buff1 |
a soft, thick, yellow leather made from the skin of a buffalo or ox. [1/4 definitions] |
| cattle |
large mammals raised on farms or ranches for their milk or meat. Female cattle are called cows. Male cattle are called steers or bulls. Young cattle are called calves. The ox and the yak are kinds of cattle. |
| halter1 |
a rope or strap that is set on the head or neck of a horse, ox, or other animal to tie or guide it. [1/2 definitions] |
| hornpipe |
a musical wind instrument whose mouthpiece and bell are usu. made of ox horn. [1/3 definitions] |
| insulin |
any of the common preparations of this hormone, synthesized from the pancreas of an ox or pig, that are effective in the treatment of diabetes. [1/2 definitions] |
| musk ox |
a large arctic ox with long coarse hair, curved horns, and musk glands. |
| oxbow |
a wooden collar in the shape of a U that goes around the neck of an ox. It is fastened to a yoke. |
| oxen |
plural of "ox." |
| oxtail |
the tail of an ox, esp. when skinned and used as the main ingredient in soup or stew. |
| serum albumin |
the commercial version of this protein, derived from ox blood and used in the treatment of shock, in fabric printing, and in foods. [1/2 definitions] |
| steer2 |
a young bull or male ox that is not able to produce young and that is raised for its meat. |
| tongue |
this organ taken from a cow, ox, or other animal and used as food. [1/5 definitions] |
| urus |
an extinct wild ox, formerly found in Europe and believed to be the ancestor of domestic cattle. |
| yak1 |
a heavily built, long-haired, wild or domesticated ox of Tibet and Central Asia. |
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