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noun
Cattle of breeds developed primarily to provide milk; most of their male calves are used for the production of veal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
cattle that are reared for their milk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dairy cow, milch cow, milk cow, milcher, milker
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cattle, cows, kine, oxen, Bos taurus
Narrower terms: Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Jersey, milking shorthorn, Friesian, Holstein, Holstein-Friesian, Guernsey
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