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dairy cow en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. Any breed of cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk, from which dairy products are made; an individual cattle beast of such a breed; especially, a female cow who has calved and lactated.
   • He runs a herd of dairy cows, including his own bulls. [cattle beast]
   • The Holstein Friesian is an excellent dairy cow. [breed]
   • Mastitis impairs a dairy cow’s output. [lactating female]
2. A black-and-white varietal of the Porcellio laevis woodlouse.

Forms

Hypernyms

dairy cattle

Synonyms

milch cow · milk cow

Translations (31)

vi bò sữa (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · nb melkeku (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · ms lembu tenusu (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · izh lypsylehmä (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · ms lembu perahan (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · hrx Millichkuh (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · my နို့စားနွားမ (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · nn mjølkeku (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · mk мо́лзна кра́ва (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · da malkeko (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · sv mjölkko (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · fr vache laitière (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · fi lypsylehmä (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · yue 乳牛 (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · pl krowa mleczna (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · fr vache à lait (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · nb mjølkeku (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · tr süt ineği (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · cs dojnice (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · nl melkkoe (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · de Milchkuh (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · cmn 奶牛 (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · pt vaca leiteira (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · mk мле́чна кра́ва (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · cmn 乳牛 (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · ru моло́чная коро́ва (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · fa گاو شیری (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · es vaca lechera (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · bg дойна крава (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · ru до́йная коро́ва (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk) · it mucca (cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk)