"cow" meaning in English

See cow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kaʊ/ Audio: en-us-cow.ogg [US], en-uk-a cow.ogg [UK] Forms: cow [singular], cows [plural]
enPR: kou Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A common farm animal, the female cattle.
    Sense id: simple-cow-en-noun-BOvzRWHJ
  2. The female of several other kinds of animal, such an elephant cow or a whale cow.
    Sense id: simple-cow-en-noun-hNDDstUM
     
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