cow

noun (ANIMAL)

/kaʊ/

Definition

A1 [C] a large female farm animal kept to produce meat and milk: a dairy cowNames for the male and female of animalsCattle and similar animals › [C] a large female adult mammal such as an elephant, a whale, or a seal: a cow elephantNames for the male and female of animals

(Definition of cow noun (ANIMAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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