boviculture

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noun

The rearing and care of cattle.

OriginLatin bos ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws →
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Meanings

nounboviculture (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe rearing and care of cattle.

    No discussion of boviculture would be complete without due and proper consideration of Taurus, the bull.

    1936, Ward William Adair, The Road to New York, page 18

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
  2. Latinbos“cattle”
  3. Englishboviculture

From Latin bos (“cattle”) + cultura (“cultivation”); stem ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws which also gave Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), and English cow.

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APA

boviculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boviculture

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“boviculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boviculture. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boviculture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boviculture.

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