cow
noun
the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
cowlike
-
a word derived from
cow.
Example Sentences
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The oldest known figurative painting—thought to depict a wild cowlike animal—was found in a Bornean cave and dated to at least 40,000 years ago.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024
With exascale computers, though, astronomers s Habib can simulate a larger volume of space, using more cowlike physics, in higher definition.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 9, 2023
Idaho Yak Yaks are shaggy, majestic, cowlike creatures native to the Himalayas.
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2014
Then Albert Avellar, a Provincetown skipper, noticed that the tourists he was taking out fishing were more fascinated by the big blubbery cowlike things than by the fi sh.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 9, 2013
The cowlike lowing sounds came at intervals, and an impromptu waiting room sprang up in the parlor.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
