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Noun: ox (oxen)  óks
  1. An adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
     
  2. Any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos
    - wild ox

Derived forms: oxen

Type of: Bos taurus, bovine, cattle, cows, kine [archaic], oxen

Part of: Bibos, Bos, genus Bibos, genus Bos

Encyclopedia: Ox