English > oxen: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age. |
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| Example | "a team of oxen" |
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| Synonyms | cattle, cows, kine, 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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