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dairy cow

dairy cow noun: 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.

Noun

dairy cow (plural dairy cows)

  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.
    • The Holstein Friesian is an excellent dairy cow. [breed]
    • He runs a herd of dairy cows, including his own bulls. [cattle beast]
    Synonyms:
    milch cow, milk cow
  2. A black-and-white varietal of the Porcellio laevis woodlouse.

dairy cow meaning in Malay, Persian, Vietnamese and Myanmar

dairy cow in Malay

cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk
lembu tenusu, lembu perahan

dairy cow in Persian

cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk
گاو شیری gāv-e širi

dairy cow in Vietnamese

cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk
bò sữa

dairy cow in Myanmar

cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk
နို့စားနွားမ nui.ca:nwa:ma.

Synonyms of dairy cow

Forms of dairy cow

pluraldairy cows

Questions about dairy cow

What does dairy cow mean?
Dairy cow means 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.
What is dairy cow in Malay?
Dairy cow in Malay is lembu tenusu, lembu perahan. See Dairy cow meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is dairy cow?
Dairy cow is a noun.
What is the plural of dairy cow?
The plural of dairy cow is dairy cows.

Words near dairy cow in the dictionary

  1. dairy bar
  2. dairy bars
  3. dairy cake
  4. dairy cakes
  5. dairy cattle
  6. dairy cow
  7. dairy cows
  8. dairy farm
  9. dairy farmer
  10. dairy farmers
  11. dairy farming

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