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Meaning of dairy cow | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  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.
  2. A black-and-white varietal of the Porcellio laevis woodlouse.

Equivalents

Čeština dojnice
Deutsch Milchkuh
Español vaca lechera
Suomi lypsikki lypsylehmä
Français vache à lait vache laitière
Bahasa Indonesia sapi perah
Italiano mucca
日本語 乳牛
Bahasa Melayu lembu tenusu
Nederlands melkkoe
Português vaca leiteira
Русский дойная коро́ва моло́чная коро́ва
Tiếng Việt bò sữa

Examples

“The Holstein Friesian is an excellent dairy cow. [breed⟳]”
“He runs a herd of dairy cows, including his own⟳ bulls. [cattle beast]”
“Mastitis impairs a dairy cow’s output. [lactating female]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

dairy farm dairy farmer dairy farming Dairy Flat dairy lunch dairy milk

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