cattle 
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age (Freq. 25) - so many head of cattle - wait till the cows come home - "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible - a team of oxen • Syn: cows, kine, oxen, Bos taurus • Derivationally related forms: cattleship • Hypernyms: bovine • Hyponyms: ox, stirk, bullock, steer, bull, cow, moo-cow, beef, beef cattle, Welsh, Welsh Black, red poll, Africander, dairy cattle, dairy cow, milch cow, milk cow, milcher, milker, Devon, grade • Member Holonyms: Bos, genus Bos, herd • Member Meronyms: calf • Part Meronyms: beef, boeuf
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