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TAURE [2 records]

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Record 1 2019-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
  • Phraseology
OBS

He has 50 head of cattle. The term "cattle" is used only with a plural verb or pronoun, e.g. The cattle ARE grazing in the field. Group: a bow, bunch, creaght, draft, drift, drive, drove, flote, head, herd, lot, team/yoke (oxen); a booly (a company of herdsmen wandering with their cattle); a dairy (milch cows) of cattle. Male: bull, ox, steer. Female: cow. Young: calf, stirk, bullock (male), heifer (female). Cry: bulls bellow, cows low.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
  • Phraséologie
OBS

Groupe : un troupeau de bœufs. Mâle : bœuf, taureau. Femelle : vache, génisse, taure. Petit : veau, taurillon. Cri : beugler, meugler.

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cattle Raising
DEF

One that has never borne young or developed the proportions of a mature cow used especially in the meat trade.

CONT

A young animal is called a calf for the first year. A female is a heifer calf ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des bovins
DEF

Jeune vache qui n’a pas encore vêlé [...]

CONT

On distingue deux types de génisses : la génisse d’élevage, destinée au renouvellement du troupeau, et la génisse de boucherie, destinée à la production de viande.

OBS

taure : au Québec, le terme «taure» désigne une génisse d’un an et plus.

Key term(s)
  • veau femelle

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cría de ganado bovino
DEF

Cría hembra de la vaca.

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