BOS

(Lat.), n. m. Bo%s(bos), Gen., bo’vis. Gr., Boûs. Fr, beenf. Ger., Ochs, Ochse, It.. bue, Sp. buey. A genus of Mammal i a of the order Ruminant i a, family Bovidæ (Cavicorn i a). [B, 180; L, 147.]—B. american us. The bison (buffalo) of North America. Its horns were Pong used as a sudorific and its excrement as a resolvent. [L, 105.|—B. bubal us. Fr., bufle. Ger. Büffel. The buffalo of India. Its gall is said to be indistinguishable from that of the ox and to have the same properties. [B, 180.] BR. domestic us [Johnston]. See B. taurus.—B. indian us. See B. bubal us.—B. taurus [Linneus}. Fr, bœuf domestique. Ger., gemeines Rind, The domestic ox, bull, or cow. [A, 821; B, ae