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Rind

cattle / bovine

noun RINT Rare

Also means

beef (as food)

Usage Note

Rind is the general term for domestic cattle (Bos taurus) regardless of sex. Kuh (cow) refers specifically to the female, Bulle to the bull. Rindfleisch is beef. Plural: die Rinder.

Examples

"Auf dem Bauernhof grasten zwanzig Rinder auf der Weide."

Natural Translation

Twenty head of cattle were grazing in the pasture on the farm.

Literal Translation

On the farm grazed twenty cattle on the pasture.

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