Cow (redirected from cowy)

cow: see cattle; dairying.

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cow

In animal husbandry, the mature female of domesticated cattle. The name is also applied to the mature female of various, usually large, animals (e.g., elephant, whale, or moose), or, more broadly, to any domestic bovine animal (see bovid) regardless of gender or age.

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cow

1. the mature female of any species of cattle, esp domesticated cattle

2. the mature female of various other mammals, such as the elephant, whale, and seal

3. any domestic species of cattle

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cow [kau̇]

(agriculture)

A domestic bovine of any sex or age.

(vertebrate zoology)

A mature female cattle of the genusBos.

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Cow 

a female horned bovine animal which has calved. A female that has not yet calved is called a heifer. Cows are used to reproduce cattle herds and to produce milk and meat. The term “cow” is sometimes applied to the females of some other large even-toed ungulate species, such as deer and moose.