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cow The definition of a cow is the female of domestic cattle and certain other mammals including whales, manatees and elephants. 1  An example of a cow is a Hereford that is raised for beef. 2  An example of a cow is a mother elephant.
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- Define herd. herd synonyms, herd pronunciation, herd translation, English dictionary definition of herd. n. 1. a. A group of cattle or other large herbivorous mammals of a single kind kept together for a specific purpose. b. A number of wild animals of one...
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cow Definition of cow. 1a : the mature female of cattle (genus Bos)b : the mature female of various usually large animals (as an elephant, whale, or moose) 2 : a domestic bovine animal regardless of sex or age.
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oxen cattle - domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; so many head of cattle; wait till the cows come home; seven thin and ill-favored kine- Bible; a team of oxen. Bos taurus, cows, kine, oxen.
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Cattle Cattle is a word for certain mammals that belong to the genus Bos. Cattle may be cows, bulls, oxen, heifers, steers, bullocks or calves. Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated hoofed animals. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae.
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Cattle Dairy cows are female cattle that are raised to produce lots of milk for human consumption. Beef cows, on the other hand, are female cattle that are used to raise a calf from birth that is used for beef later in its life.he word cattle is used for some wild animals as well as for domesticated cattle. Wild cattle include the Water Buffalo from South East Asia, the Musk Ox and Yak from Central Asia, the Bison of North America and Europe and the African Buffalo.
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February 2010 Statewide, the total cost of winter operations (snow removal and salting) was $86.3 million in 2007-8, about double the cost of an average winter reflecting the severe weather that dumped 60 percent more snow over the average of the previous five years according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT).
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cownoun cow noun (ANIMAL) A1 [ C ] a large female farm animal kept to produce meat and milk: a dairy cow. › [ C ] a large female adult mammal such as an elephant, a whale, or a seal: a cow elephant. More examples. The farmer called the vet out to treat a sick cow. We watched the cow suckling her calves.
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Dairy As an attributive, the word dairy refers to milk-based products, derivatives and processes, and the animals and workers involved in their production: for example dairy cattle, dairy goat. A dairy farm produces milk and a dairy factory processes it into a variety of dairy products.
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cattle (kăt′l) pl.n. 1. a. Any of various domesticated ruminant mammals of the genus Bos, including cows, steers, bulls, and oxen, often raised for meat and dairy products. b. Any of various similar wild or domesticated bovine mammals, such as the anoa or the gaur.
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Quick Guide to Cattle Terms Dry Cow - a cow in the two - three month period between the end of lactation and the subsequent calving. Cows in which calving is imminent are close-up dry cows, or are freshening. Heifer - young female bovine animal up to birth of first calf or in lactation following the first calving. May be qualified as replacement (to enter herd as a replacement for a culled cow), pregnant, maiden or spayed heifer. A springing heifer is in the last one or two weeks of pregnancy.
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Knowledge Base LookSeek.com Knowledge Base LookSeek.com. Scientific name for cow (Bos primingenious), cattle is the name for the whole cow family. A cow is a mature female and a bull is an adult male of the bovine family. A heiferis a female cow that hasn't had a calf yet. Cattle colloquially cows are one of the most common type of large domesticated ungulates.
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Main definitions of calf in US English: Definition of calf in US English - a young bovine animal, especially a domestic cow or bull in its first year., a floating piece of ice detached from an ic Definition of calf in US English - a young bovine animal, especially a domestic cow or bull in its first year., a floating piece of ice detached from an ic
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- fodder noun [U]. › ​food that is given to ​cows, ​horses, and other ​farm ​animals.
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SACRED COW Meaning: A person unreasonably held to be immune to criticism. Classified under: Nouns denoting people. Hypernyms (sacred cow is a kind of...): important person; influential person; personage (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events) Learn English with...
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Farm Animal Welfare: Cows Though we typically refer to all cattle as cows, the term cow only applies to female cattle who are older than 30 months or who have birthed calves. Heifers are females who have not yet calved, steers are castrated males, and bulls are intact, mature males.
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- Dairy cattle grazing (eating grass) in a field. Cattle is a word to describe animals which are mammals and belong to the genus Bos. Within the general term of cattle are cows, bulls, oxen, heifers, steers, bullocks and calves. Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated hoofed animals. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae.
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cow intimidate, cow, bulldoze, bully, browbeat mean to frighten into submission. intimidate implies inducing fear or a sense of inferiority into another. intimidated by so many other bright freshmen; cow implies reduction to a state where the spirit is broken or all courage is lost. not at all cowed by the odds against making it in show business
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- Full Definition of BEEF. 1. : the flesh of an adult domestic bovine (as a steer or cow) used as food. 2. b: a dressed carcass of a beef animal. 3. : muscular flesh: brawn.
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Cattle in religion and mythology Kamadhenu, the miraculous cow of plenty and the mother of cows in Hindu mythology, is believed to represent the generic sacred cow, regarded as the source of all prosperity. All the gods are believed to reside in her body; a form of Kamadhenu often depicted in poster-art.
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Bull A bull is an intact (i.e., not castrated) adult male of the species Bos taurus . More muscular and aggressive than the female of the species, the cow, the bull has long been an important symbol in many cultures, and plays a significant role in both beef ranching and dairy farming, and in a variety of other cultural activities.
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DOE doe an adult female goat or deer; amongst deer it is especially common usage in the roe, fallow, muntjac and Chinese water deer species. In the larger species the term cow is used.
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cowl Definition of cowl for English Language Learners : a loose piece of clothing with a hood that a monk wears over other clothes; also: the hood itself : a covering for a chimney that controls the way smoke flows out
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cow dry cow. 1. a cow in the 2 to 3 month period between the end of lactation and the subsequent calving. Cows in which calving is imminent are close-up dry cows, or are freshening. 2. a mature cow which is not lactating whatever the reason.
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udder Definition of udder. 1  1 : a large pendulous organ consisting of two or more mammary glands enclosed in a common envelope and each provided with a single nipple — see cow illustration. 2  2 : mammary gland.
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- ox (plural oxen) 1  An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus). 2  Any bovine animal (genus Bos). A neat, a beef.