'''Cattle''' are large domesticated [[animal]]s reared for [[beef]] or [[leather]] or kept to produce [[milk]].
'''Cattle''' are large domesticated [[animal]]s reared for [[beef]] or [[leather]] or kept to produce [[milk]].
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The word ''cattle'' has no singular form, as the male '''bull''' and the female '''cow''' have markedly different temperaments.
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The word ''cattle'' has no singular form, as the male '''bull''' and the female '''cow''' have markedly different temperaments. However, cattle are often referred to as "cows", whether male or female.
The offspring of cattle is a [[calf]] (plural ''calves'').
The offspring of cattle is a [[calf]] (plural ''calves'').