| alfalfa |
a plant with purple flowers that is grown as food for cattle and horses. Alfalfa is a member of the legume family of plants. |
| anthrax |
an infectious, often fatal disease. Anthrax usually infects sheep or cattle, but can infect humans as well. |
| bison |
a very large mammal with a large head, humped shoulders, and short curved horns. Bison used to roam the plains of North America in large herds, but they were hunted until they were almost extinct. North American bison are also called buffalo, but they are not related to the true buffalo of Africa and Asia. Bison have hooves and are closely related to cattle. Bison eat only plants and chew their cud. [1/2 definitions] |
| brand |
a burn mark made on cattle or other animals with a hot iron to show who the owner is. [1/4 definitions] |
| buffalo |
a large mammal that has long legs, hooves, and horns, and that is closely related to cattle. Different kinds of buffaloes live in Africa or Asia. The North American bison is sometimes called a buffalo, but is not a true buffalo. |
| bull1 |
an adult male of several kinds of mammals, such as cattle and elephants. |
| cattle |
large mammals raised on farms or ranches for their milk or meat. Female cattle are called cows. Male cattle are called steers or bulls. Young cattle are called calves. The ox and the yak are kinds of cattle. |
| cattleman |
a person who takes care of, feeds, or raises cattle on a ranch. |
| corral |
an area with a fence around it. Corrals are used to keep horses and cattle from wandering away. [1/2 definitions] |
| cow1 |
the adult female of cattle. [1/2 definitions] |
| cowboy |
a man who herds and takes care of cattle. Cowboys work on ranches and often ride horses. |
| cowgirl |
a woman who herds and takes care of cattle. Cowgirls work on ranches and often ride horses. |
| cowhand |
a person who works on a cattle ranch; cowboy or cowgirl. |
| crib |
a box from which cattle eat. [1/3 definitions] |
| dewlap |
a loose fold of skin below the neck of cattle, dogs, and certain other animals. |
| dingo |
a kind of wild dog found only in Australia. Dingoes have long legs, pointed ears, and yellowish brown or reddish brown fur. They hunt small mammals, but have learned to hunt sheep and cattle brought to Australia by European settlers. |
| forage |
food for animals such as horses or cattle. [1/3 definitions] |
| herd |
any group of cattle or wild animals that feed and travel together. [1/4 definitions] |
| lariat |
a long rope with a sliding loop at one end. It is used to catch running animals such as cattle or horses. |
| lasso |
a long rope with a sliding loop on one end; lariat. It is used to catch running animals such as cattle or horses. [1/2 definitions] |
| longhorn |
a breed of cattle with very long horns. Longhorns were once raised in the southwestern United States for their meat but are now rare. |