dairy cow

English

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.

   Synonyms: milch cow, milk cow

   Hypernym: dairy cattle

   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]

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

Translations

cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk

• Bulgarian: дойна крава (dojna krava)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奶牛 (zh) (nǎiniú), 乳牛 (zh) (rǔniú)

• Czech: dojnice (cs) f
• Danish: malkeko c
• Dutch: melkkoe (nl) f
• Finnish: lypsylehmä (fi)
• Hunsrik: Millichkuh f
• Ingrian: lypsylehmä
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Macedonian: мле́чна кра́ва f (mléčna kráva), мо́лзна кра́ва f (mólzna kráva)
• Malay: lembu tenusu (ms), lembu perahan
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: melkeku m or f, mjølkeku m or f

  Nynorsk: mjølkeku f

• Persian: گاو شیری (gāv-e širi)
• Portuguese: vaca leiteira f
• Russian: до́йная коро́ва (ru) f (dójnaja koróva), моло́чная коро́ва f (molóčnaja koróva)
• Spanish: vaca lechera (es) f
• Turkish: süt ineği
• Vietnamese: bò sữa

See also

• moo