Get Affordable VMs - excellent virtual server hosting


browse words by letter
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
bovidae

more about bovidae

bovidae

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Bull  \Bull\,  n.  [OE.  bule,  bul,  bole;  akin  to  D.  bul,  G.  bulle, 
  Icel.  boli,  Lith.  bullus,  Lett.  bollis,  Russ.  vol';  prob.  fr 
  the  root  of  AS  bellan  E.  bellow.] 
  1.  (Zo["o]l.)  The  male  of  any  species  of  cattle 
  ({Bovid[ae]});  hence  the  male  of  any  large  quadruped,  as 
  the  elephant;  also  the  male  of  the  whale. 
 
  Note:  The  wild  bull  of  the  Old  Testament  is  thought  to  be  the 
  oryx,  a  large  species  of  antelope. 
 
  2.  One  who  or  that  which  resembles  a  bull  in  character  or 
  action  --Ps.  xxii.  12. 
 
  3.  (Astron.) 
  a  Taurus,  the  second  of  the  twelve  signs  of  the  zodiac. 
  b  A  constellation  of  the  zodiac  between  Aries  and 
  Gemini.  It  contains  the  Pleiades. 
 
  At  last  from  Aries  rolls  the  bounteous  sun,  And 
  the  bright  Bull  receives  him  --Thomson. 
 
  4.  (Stock  Exchange)  One  who  operates  in  expectation  of  a  rise 
  in  the  price  of  stocks,  or  in  order  to  effect  such  a  rise. 
  See  4th  {Bear},  n.,  5. 
 
  {Bull  baiting},  the  practice  of  baiting  bulls,  or  rendering 
  them  furious,  as  by  setting  dogs  to  attack  them 
 
  {John  Bull},  a  humorous  name  for  the  English,  collectively; 
  also  an  Englishman.  ``Good-looking  young  John  Bull.'' 
  --W.  D.Howells. 
 
  {To  take  the  bull  by  the  horns},  to  grapple  with  a  difficulty 
  instead  of  avoiding  it 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Bovidae 
  n  :  true  antelopes;  cattle;  oxen;  sheep;  goats  [syn:  {Bovidae}, 
  {family  Bovidae}]




more about bovidae