What is the female bull called?

The female counterpart to a bull is a cow, while a male of the species that has been castrated is a steer, ox, or bullock, although in North America, this last term refers to a young bull.
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What is the bull female gender?

Bull is the masculine gender, whereas cow is the feminine of bull.
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What is a female Gander called?

Goose is the feminine form of "gander" which is a masculine gender. You can also call it "swan".
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What do you call a female buffalo?

Cows (Females)

Female buffalo, called cows, are 5 feet tall at their hump and weigh over 1,000 pounds. They have horns like the bulls and their udders are smaller than cattle.
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Is bull and ox same?

Ox vs Bull: Gender Differences

One of the main differences between oxen vs bull is their gender. Oxen can be either male or female, though they are often only male, while a bull refers to strictly male cattle. Oxen can be either males or females, depending on their size and hauling capabilities.
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What is a female bull called?



Is a buffalo a bull?

The main difference between bull and buffalo is that bulls are uncastrated adult males of the species Bos taurus, while buffalos are large cattle-like animals belonging to the subtribe Bubalina. Some people assume that bull and buffalo refer to the same animal, but this is not so.
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What is the gender of Fox?

Complete step-by-step answer: The masculine gender form of a fox is a dog, Reynard, or a tod, whereas the feminine gender form of the fox is a vixen.
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What is the feminine of elephant?

A female elephant is called a cow. A baby elephant is called a calf.
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What is the opposite gender of ox?

The feminine form of an ox is a cow.
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Is ox a cow?

Put simply, an ox (or oxen if you're talking about more than one), is any cattle over four years of age that has been trained to do work. Most often they are steers (castrated male cattle). Any breed of cattle can be trained to become an ox, although some breeds are better suited to it than others.
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What is the gender of goose?

The term "goose" may refer to either a male or female bird, but when paired with "gander", refers specifically to a female one (the latter referring to a male). Young birds before fledging are called goslings.
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What gender is a duck?

The term "drake" (rhymes with "lake" or "bake") refers exclusively to males while the term duck can refer to either gender. The term "hen" refers solely to females. Immature birds of either gender are called ducklings, not drakes or hens.
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What is the feminine of peacock?

The male is called a peacock, the female a peahen, and the offspring peachicks.
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Can a buffalo and cow mate?

Beefalo is a species cross between Bison (buffalo) and domestic cattle of any breed. The purpose of the species cross was to blend the outstanding qualities of the Bison with outstanding qualities of the bovine breeds of the world.
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Is an ox a cow or buffalo?

Oxen are specifically male cattle from the Bos family, but buffalo do not have any specific sex attached to the term. Buffalo can have cows and bulls, females and males.
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Are ox and bison the same?

The biggest difference between bison and oxen is their gender. Bison are a completely unique animal themselves with breeding males and females. However, oxen are actually castrated male cows. Typically oxen are only adult males that are more than four years old.
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Can ox be female?

Oxen are therefore usually of larger breeds, and are usually males because they are generally larger. Females can also be trained as oxen, but as well as being smaller, are often more valued for producing calves and milk. Bulls are also used in many parts of the world, especially Asia and Africa.
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Does bull give milk?

Because male cattle are not born with udders, they cannot make milk.
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Do oxen still exist?

ox, (Bos taurus, or B. taurus primigenius), a domesticated form of the large horned mammals that once moved in herds across North America and Europe (whence they have disappeared) and Asia and Africa, where some still exist in the wild state. South America and Australia have no wild oxen.
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What is baby camel called?

Baby camels are called calves. The newborn calf is able to walk within 30 minutes, though the two won't rejoin the herd until around two weeks later.
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Why is a bull called a bull?

The terms "bear" and "bull" are thought to derive from the way in which each animal attacks its opponents. That is, a bull will thrust its horns up into the air, while a bear will swipe down. These actions were then related metaphorically to the movement of a market.
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Is a bull a cow?

Bulls are male cattle and cows are female cattle. More specifically, bulls are male bovines that have reached the age of maturity, and cows are mature female bovines that have been bred at least once in their lives.
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