"spherical cow" meaning in All languages combined

See spherical cow on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: spherical cows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spherical cow (plural spherical cows)
  1. (humorous) A highly simplified scientific model of a complex real-life phenomenon. Wikipedia link: spherical cow Tags: humorous Synonyms: spherical chicken
    Sense id: en-spherical_cow-en-noun-GNkqmXVk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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