Quadrupeds of the Bovine family; sometimes, also, including all domestic quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, and swine.
A farm animal. Our cattle are for beef production.
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"
a group of mammals that includes cows, steers, oxen and bulls
animals that chew cud, have hoofs, and are raised for meat, milk, and hides
bovine animals on a farm or ranch
Under the Indian Forest Act the term includes elephants, camels, buffaloes, horses, mares, geldings, ponies, colts, fillies, mules, asses, pigs, rams, ewes, sheep, lambs, goats and kids.
2 main types, dairy and beef. Bred for one type or the other.
Any of various chiefly domesticated mammals of the genus Bos, including cows, steers, bulls, and oxen
Cattle (often called cows in vernacular and contemporary usage, or kye as the Scots plural of cou) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat (called beef and veal), dairy products (milk), leather and as draught animals (pulling carts, plows and the like). In some countries, such as India, they are subject to religious ceremonies and respect.