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Meaning of Ox | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˈɑks

Definitions

  1. An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus), especially when used as a beast of burden.
  2. Abbreviation of oxygen.
    abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
  3. A Chinese constellation located near Capricorn, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle.
  4. Any bovine animal (genus Bos).
  5. The second of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
  6. A surname.
  7. Clipping of Oxford.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

Equivalents

Afrikaans os
العربية الثور ثور
Azərbaycanca öküz
Беларуская вол
Български вол
བོད་སྐད གླང
Català bou
Čeština volský vůl
Cymraeg ych
Deutsch Ochse
Ελληνικά βόδι
Español buey
Eesti härg
Euskara idi
Français bœuf
Galego boi
עברית שור
हिन्दी गो बैल वृष वृषभ
Magyar ókor
Հայերեն եզ
Bahasa Indonesia andaka lembu
Íslenska uxi
Italiano bue
日本語 牡牛
Қазақша өгіз
한국어
Kurdî boş îdî idî
Кыргызча өгүз
Latina bos
Lietuvių jautis
Latviešu vērsis
Монгол шар
Malti gendus
Nederlands os
Polski woli wół wołowy
Português boi
Română bou
Русский вол
Slovenčina vôl
Slovenščina vol
Svenska oxe uroxe
ไทย ฉลู โค
ትግርኛ ብዕራይ
Türkmençe öküz
Türkçe öküz
Українська бичачий віл воловий
اردو بیل

Examples

“Here the same four kinds are mentioned ... These are sheep, goats, camels and oxen.”
“I'm super excited to be on the summit of K2! No Ox! (coughs) It was hard.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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