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cow

/kaʊ/ sustantivo A1

En español: vaca, bovino, bruja

  1. An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved. (countable, uncountable) · The whole herd is out to pasture right now — the cows, calves, and heifers are out back, and the bulls are down by the creek.
  2. Any member of the species Bos taurus that is not of a bucking breed or fighting breed, regardless of sex or age, including steers and calves. (countable, informal, uncountable) · We saw lots of cows at the farm show, including some surprisingly gigantic bulls.
  3. Beef: the meat of cattle as food. (uncountable) · The only meat I eat is cow.
  4. Any bovines or bovids generally, including yaks, buffalo, etc. (countable, uncountable)
  5. A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants. (countable, uncountable)
  6. A chock: a wedge or brake used to stop a machine or car. (countable, uncountable)
  7. A third-year cadet at West Point. (US, countable, slang, uncountable)
  8. A fish that is very large for its species, such as a large striped bass or large bluefin tuna. (countable, slang, uncountable)

Plural cows

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## XXIII THE COW
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 7 · C1
THE friendly cow all red and white,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 7 · C1
And when the morning came and the mists were all white and cold, he saw the man’s child pick up a wicker pot plastered inside with earth, fill it with lumps of red-hot charcoal, put it under his blanket, and go out to tend the cows in the byre.
The Jungle Book, p. 20 · B2
It would not tire a wounded cow.
The Jungle Book, p. 40 · B2

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