English > cattle: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age. |
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Example | "so many head of cattle" |
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Synonyms | cows, kine, oxen, Bos taurus |
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Member of | Bos, genus Bos | wild and domestic cattle |
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herd | A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans |
Members | calf | young of domestic cattle |
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Parts | beef, boeuf | meat from an adult domestic bovine |
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Narrower | Africander | tall large-horned humped cattle of South Africa |
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Devon | Red dual-purpose cattle of English origin |
Welsh, Welsh Black | A breed of dual-purpose cattle developed in Wales |
beef, beef cattle | cattle that are reared for their meat |
bull | uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle |
bullock, steer | castrated bull |
cow, moo-cow | female of domestic cattle |
dairy cattle, dairy cow, milch cow, milk cow, milcher, milker | cattle that are reared for their milk |
grade | A variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed |
ox | An adult castrated bull of the genus Bos |
red poll | hornless short-haired breed of beef and dairy cattle |
stirk | yearling heifer or bullock |
Broader | bovine | Any of various members of the genus Bos |
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Spanish | Bos Taurus, bovino, bovinos, bueyes, ganado, ganado vacuno, toro, vaca, vacas, vacuno |
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Catalan | bestiar boví, bestiar, Bos taurus, vaca |
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Nouns | cattleship | a cargo ship for the transport of livestock |
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