cattle
/ˈkætl/plural noun
1
- large ruminant animals with horns and cloven hoofs, domesticated for meat or milk, or as beasts of burden; cows and oxen牛。
1.1
- Bos taurus (including the zebu, B. indicus), family Bovidae; descended from the extinct aurochs.拉丁名Bos taurus（包括瘤牛, 拉丁语名B. indicus）, 牛科; 为已绝灭的古代欧洲野牛后裔。
2
- similar animals of a group related to domestic cattle, including yak, bison, and buffaloes家牛（包括牦牛、犎牛及水牛）。
2.1
- Tribe Bovini, family Bovidae (the cattle family): four genera, in particular Bos. The cattle family also includes the sheep, goats, goat-antelopes, and antelopes.拉丁名Tribe Bovini,牛科：4属, 尤指牛属。牛科也包括绵羊、山羊、斑羚和羚羊。
词源
Middle English (also denoting personal property or wealth)： from Anglo-Norman French catel, variant of Old French chatel （see CHATTEL）.