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Cattle

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Noun

1. bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

Example Sentences:
'so many head of cattle'
'wait till the cows come home'
'seven thin and ill-favored kine'
'a team of oxen'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cattle

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noun (functioning as plural)
1. 
bovid mammals of the tribe Bovini (bovines), esp those of the genus Bos
2. Also called: domestic cattle
any domesticated bovine mammals, esp those of the species Bos taurus (domestic ox)

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Cattle

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plural noun
1.  Archaic
farm animals collectively; livestock
2. 
domesticated oxen collectively; esp., cows, bulls, and steers
3. 
people in the mass
a contemptuous term

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cattle

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pl.n.
1.
a. Ruminant mammals of the genus Bos that have been domesticated and are often raised for meat and dairy products. Cows, steers, bulls, and oxen are cattle.
b. Similar wild or domesticated bovine animals, such as anoas or gaurs.
2. Humans, especially when viewed contemptuously or as a mob.

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