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cows
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cow \Cow\, n.; pl. Cows (kouz); old pl. Kine (k[imac]n). [OE. cu, cou, AS. c[=u]; akin to D. koe, G. kuh, OHG. kuo, Icel. k[=y]r, Dan. & Sw. ko, L. bos ox, cow, Gr. boy^s, Skr. g[=o]. [root]223. Cf. Beef, Bovine, Bucolic, Butter, Nylghau.] [1913 Webster] 1. The mature female of bovine animals. [1913 Webster] 2. The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
cows \cows\ n. pl. [pl. of cow.]
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or
age; as, wait till the cows come home.
Syn: cattle, kine, oxen, Bos taurus.
[WordNet 1.5]
