dairy cattle

plural noun

: cattle kept for milk production

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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 Once, Pennsuco was a lively town in far Northwest Dade where hundreds of residents first raised sugar cane, then beef and dairy cattle. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dairy cattle

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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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 15 Aug. 2026.

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dairy cattle

noun
: cattle raised especially to produce milk

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