dairy cow

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dairy cow

noun dairy cows

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]
Similar: milch cow, milk cow
A black-and-white varietal of the Porcellio laevis woodlouse.

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noun cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk

Español	vaca lechera
中文	奶牛 nǎiniú, 乳牛 rǔniú
Português	vaca leiteira
Français	vache laitière, vache à lait
Deutsch	Milchkuh
Italiano	mucca
Русский	до́йная коро́ва dójnaja koróva, моло́чная коро́ва molóčnaja koróva
Tiếng Việt	bò sữa

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@misc{dairy_cow_2026,
  title = {dairy cow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dairy%20cow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}