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ox

/ɑːks/
ox

Plural:oxen
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1

A domesticated bovine mammal, especially a castrated adult male used as a draft animal for pulling carts, wagons, or plows.

Example

"The pioneer family relied on a sturdy ox to pull their heavy wagon across the plains."


2

Any bovine animal, broadly encompassing domestic cattle and related wild species.

Example

"The musk ox is well adapted to survive the harsh, freezing temperatures of the Arctic tundra."

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Word Origin & Etymology

From Old English 'oxa', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch 'os' and German 'Ochse', deriving from a Proto-Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit 'ukṣán' (bull).

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