dairy cattle

plural noun

: cattle kept for milk production

Examples of dairy cattle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is the first person in the US to die from complications from avian influenza in 2026, and the third in the US to die from bird flu since February 2024, when the virus jumped into dairy cattle for the first time. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026

Dee’s family had been farming in Michigan for generations, raising dairy cattle and growing crops. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

Other competitions will showcase small animals such as guinea pigs, rabbits, and poultry; and junior livestock including swine, dairy cattle, and beef cattle. — Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

The department said that there are no commercial poultry or dairy cattle operations within a 10-kilometer radius of the flock. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dairy cattle

• striatal
• battel
• battle
• brattle
• chattel
• prattle
• rattle
• tattle

Kids Definition

dairy cattle

noun

: cattle raised especially to produce milk