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Meaning of BOS

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini
 

BOS is a 3 letter word that starts with B.

 

 Synonyms: genus Bos
 
 See Also: aurochs, banteng, banting, Bos banteng, Bos grunniens, Bos indicus, Bos primigenius, Bos taurus, Bovidae, bovine, Brahma, Brahman, Brahmin, cattle, cows, family Bovidae, kine, mammal genus, ox, oxen, tsine, urus, wild ox, yak, zebu

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bos\, n. [L., ox, cow.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of ruminant quadrupeds, including the wild and
domestic cattle, distinguished by a stout body, hollow horns,
and a large fold of skin hanging from the neck.

 
Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

1. basic operating system.

2. A data management system written at desy and used in some high energy physics programs.

3. The basic object system.

 

 

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