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Definition of: bucolic
(by·kol′ik) adjective
Pertaining to or like shepherds or herdsmen; pastoral; rustic: also bu·col′i·cal.
—noun
1. A pastoral poem.
2. A rustic; farmer: humorous usage. See synonyms under RUSTIC. [<L bucolicus <Gk. boukolikos <boukolos herdsman <bous ox]
—bu·col′i·cal·ly adverb
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