Bovidae bo·vi·dae uncommon noun 1. true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats Synonymsfamily Bovidae Related words Broader terms mammal family Parts Ruminantia Part of bovidBovinaeBoviniBosOld World buffaloBubalusgenus AnoaSynercus WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.