cattle
plural noun
cat·tle
ˈka-tᵊl 
1
: domesticated quadrupeds held as property or raised for use
specifically
: bovine animals on a farm or ranch
2
: human beings especially en masse
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The country is grappling with a record-breaking bird flu outbreak that’s impacted dozens of cattle herds along with poultry flocks, which has sent egg prices skyrocketing.
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
Though no human bird flu cases have been detected in San Diego County, the virus has increasingly shown up in species other than birds, with cattle now widely infected and cases sporadically appearing in felines.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
But in the 1900s, extermination programs bankrolled by the US and state governments started killing off prairie dogs, which were viewed as pests that competed with cattle for forage.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 26 Feb. 2025
What To Know The drastic increase in egg prices has been prompted by a nationwide shortage due to an outbreak of H5N1—a strain of avian flu that has affected American poultry and cattle across the country.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
Though no human bird flu cases have been detected in San Diego County, the virus has increasingly shown up in species other than birds, with cattle now widely infected and cases sporadically appearing in felines.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
But in the 1900s, extermination programs bankrolled by the US and state governments started killing off prairie dogs, which were viewed as pests that competed with cattle for forage.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 26 Feb. 2025
What To Know The drastic increase in egg prices has been prompted by a nationwide shortage due to an outbreak of H5N1—a strain of avian flu that has affected American poultry and cattle across the country.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Cattle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cattle. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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cattle
noun
cat·tle
ˈkat-ᵊl
plural cattle
: domestic four-footed animals held as property or raised for use
especially
: bovine animals (as cows, bulls, or steers) kept on a farm or ranch
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