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cattle
noun
1 cattle
Domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age:
— So many head of cattle.
synonyms: Bos taurus, cows, kine, oxen.
Roget 366:
animal,
animal kingdom;
fauna;
brute creation.
beast,
brute,
creature,
critter [U.S.];
wight,
created being;
creeping thing,
living thing;
dumb animal,
dumb creature;
zoophyte.
[major divisions of animals]
mammal,
bird,
reptile,
amphibian,
fish,
crustacean,
shellfish,
mollusk,
worm,
insect,
arthropod,
microbe.
[microscopic animals]
microbe,
animalcule
etc.
193.
[reptiles]
alligator,
crocodile;
saurian;
dinosaur
(extinct);
snake,
serpent,
viper,
eft;
asp,
aspick†.
[amphibians]
frog,
toad.
[fishes]
trout,
bass,
tuna,
muskelunge,
sailfish,
sardine,
mackerel.
[insects]
ant,
mosquito,
bee,
honeybee.
[arthropods]
tardigrade,
spider.
[classification by number of feet]
biped,
quadruped;
[web-footed animal]
webfoot.
flocks and herds,
live stock;
domestic animals,
wild animals;
game,
ferae naturae [Lat.];
beasts of the field,
fowls of the air,
denizens of the sea;
black game,
black grouse;
blackcock†,
duck,
grouse,
plover,
rail,
snipe.
[domesticated mammals]
horse
etc.
(beast of burden)
271;
cattle,
kine†,
ox;
bull,
bullock;
cow,
milch cow,
calf,
heifer,
shorthorn;
sheep;
lamb,
lambkin†;
ewe,
ram,
tup;
pig,
swine,
boar,
hog,
sow;
steer,
stot†;
tag,
teg†;
bison,
buffalo,
yak,
zebu,
dog,
cat.
[dogs]
dog,
hound;
pup,
puppy;
whelp,
cur,
mongrel;
house dog,
watch dog,
sheep dog,
shepherd's dog,
sporting dog,
fancy dog,
lap dog,
toy dog,
bull dog,
badger dog;
mastiff;
blood hound,
grey hound,
stag hound,
deer hound,
fox hound,
otter hound;
harrier,
beagle,
spaniel,
pointer,
setter,
retriever;
Newfoundland;
water dog,
water spaniel;
pug,
poodle;
turnspit;
terrier;
fox terrier,
Skye terrier;
Dandie Dinmont;
collie.
[cats--generally]
feline,
puss,
pussy;
grimalkin†;
gib cat,
tom cat.
[wild mammals]
fox,
Reynard,
vixen,
stag,
deer,
hart,
buck,
doe,
roe;
caribou,
coyote,
elk,
moose,
musk ox,
sambar†.
[birds]
bird;
poultry,
fowl,
cock,
hen,
chicken,
chanticleer,
partlet†,
rooster,
dunghill cock,
barn door fowl;
feathered tribes,
feathered songster;
singing bird,
dicky bird;
canary,
warbler;
finch;
aberdevine†,
cushat†,
cygnet,
ringdove†,
siskin,
swan,
wood pigeon.
[undesirable animals]
vermin,
varmint [U.S.],
pest.
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Roget 271:
carrier,
porter,
bearer,
tranter†,
conveyer;
cargador†;
express,
expressman;
stevedore,
coolie;
conductor,
locomotive,
motor.
beast,
beast of burden,
cattle,
horse,
nag,
palfrey,
Arab†,
blood horse,
thoroughbred,
galloway†,
charger,
courser,
racer,
hunter,
jument†,
pony,
filly,
colt,
foal,
barb,
roan,
jade,
hack,
bidet,
pad,
cob,
tit,
punch,
roadster,
goer†;
racehorse,
pack horse,
draft horse,
cart horse,
dray horse,
post horse;
ketch;
Shetland pony,
shelty,
sheltie;
garran†,
garron†;
jennet,
genet†,
bayard†,
mare,
stallion,
gelding;
bronco,
broncho†,
cayuse [U.S.];
creature,
critter [U.S.];
cow pony,
mustang,
Narraganset,
waler†;
stud.
Pegasus,
Bucephalus,
Rocinante.
ass,
donkey,
jackass,
mule,
hinny;
sumpter horse,
sumpter mule;
burro,
cuddy†,
ladino [U.S.];
reindeer;
camel,
dromedary,
llama,
elephant;
carrier pigeon.
[object used for carrying]
pallet,
brace,
cart,
dolley;
support
etc.
215;
fork lift.
carriage
etc.
(vehicle)
272;
ship
etc.
273.
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Dutch: vee, beesten, rundvee, runderen
Polish: bydło domowe
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