Thesaurus: cattle

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1. n. pl. Quadrupeds of the Bovine family; sometimes, also, including all domestic quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, and swine.
2. n. domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
3. Quadrupeds of the Bovine family; sometimes, also, including all domestic quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, and swine. Belted cattle, Black cattle. See under Belted, Black. -- Cattle guard, a trench under a railroad track and alongside a crossing (as of a public highway). It is intended to prevent cattle from getting upon the track. -- cattle louse (Zoöl.), any species of louse infecting cattle. There are several species. The Hæmatatopinus eurysternus and H. vituli are common species which suck blood; Trichodectes scalaris eats the hair. -- Cattle plague, the rinderpest; called also Russian cattle plague. -- Cattle range, or Cattle run, an open space through which cattle may run or range. [U. S.] Bartlett. -- Cattle show, an exhibition of domestic animals with prizes for the encouragement of stock breeding; -- usually accompanied with the exhibition of other agricultural and domestic products and of implements.
4. Quadrupeds of the Bovine family; sometimes, also, including alldomestic quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, andswine. Belted cattle, Black cattle. See under Belted, Black.-- Cattle guard, a trench under a railroad track and alongside acrossing (as of a public highway). It is intended to prevent cattlefrom getting upon the track.-- cattle louse (Zoöl.), any species of louse infecting cattle.There are several species. The Hæmatatopinus eurysternus and H.vituli are common species which suck blood; Trichodectes scalariseats the hair.-- Cattle plague, the rinderpest; called also Russian cattle plague.-- Cattle range, or Cattle run, an open space through which cattlemay run or range. [U. S.] Bartlett.-- Cattle show, an exhibition of domestic animals with prizes forthe encouragement of stock breeding; -- usually accompanied with theexhibition of other agricultural and domestic products and ofimplements.
5. n:100 n. domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age