dairy cattle

plural noun

: cattle kept for milk production

Examples of dairy cattle in a Sentence

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Flu cases surge to highest levels in 15 years, CDC says New bird flu variant found in dairy cattle. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025 The virus has expanded across multiple species, from wild birds to dairy cattle, raising questions about transmission patterns and detection. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025 The journal released data suggesting some spillovers from dairy cattle into humans have gone undetected, including in states where dairy herds have not tested positive. Will Stone, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025 Three top milk-producing states aren’t part of federal surveillance testing for bird flu even as a new variant of the virus is turning up in dairy cattle. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for dairy cattle 

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dairy cattle was in 1895

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“Dairy cattle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dairy%20cattle. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

dairy cattle

noun
: cattle raised especially to produce milk

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