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cattle

cat·tle [ kátt'l ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
1. farm animals of ox family: large domesticated mammals kept for the production of milk, meat, and hides, and also as draft animals. Cows and oxen are common types of cattle. Genus Bos.

2. people regarded as animals: people who are regarded as lacking individuality, especially a crowd of people regarded as an undifferentiated mass

[13th century. Via Anglo-Norman catel< Latin capitale "funds"]
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