Scientifically speaking, they are Bovines, belonging to the Bos genus of the Bovidae family.
In laymans' or "urbanite" terms, the animals part of a "cattle family" include the bull (sire), the cow (dam) and the calf (offspring).
The word that means to guide and can also be used to refer to a male member of the cattle family is "steer."
BOVIDAE is the family name of Sheep; it includes all animals with true Horns (Sheep Goats, Antelope, etc.). It includes approx. 137 species including the Bovine family.
The word to describe the family that cows belong to is Bovidae.
Canine: This is the term for creatures like Dogs, wolves, dingos, Jackals and sometimes foxes. Feline : This is cats Lions, tigers, and domestic cats Bovine: From the family: BOVIDAE In this list are animals such as Cows, water buffalo, Anoa, Yak, and bison.
Equine is just like bovine, canine, or feline. Bovine is to cow as canine is to dog. And, of course, feline is to cat. SO, when referring to the equine, someone is referring to a HORSE. Hope this helps!!
The Bovine family is commonly associated with domestic cattle but also includes the bison, the water buffalo, the yak, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes.
Buffalo are members of the Bovine family (aka cattle), and like all bovine, are herbivorous. Herbivorous means they eat ONLY plants.
Yaks, American Bison, and such domestic breeds as Galloway and Scottish Highlands.
The dog belongs to the canine family. Bovine is cow.
The yak and the Scottish Highland breed of domestic cattle are considered to be the "world's most hairiest" bovine animal.The Muskox may be considered the mosthairiest"bovine" animal, but it is not a true bovine animal. Muskoxen are actually much more closely related to the members of the goat family rather than the bovine family.
Bovine
The term "bovine" refers to animals in the cattle family, including cows and buffalo. One notable example is "bovine spongiform encephalopathy" (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, which is a neurodegenerative disease affecting cattle. Additionally, the term is used in various agricultural and veterinary contexts, such as bovine species and bovine growth hormone, which is used to promote milk production in cows.
Raccoons are members of the procyonidaefamily.
No, they are not bovines (or belong in the subfamily Bovinae). They are, however Bovids (being included in the Family Bovidae). Wildebeest belong in the subfamily Alcelaphinae, not Bovinae like the domestic cow and bison do.
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Cows are bovines but not carnivores. Carnivore means meat eater.
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