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HEIFER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does heifer mean?
• HEIFER (noun)
The noun HEIFER has 1 sense:
1. young cow
Familiarity information: HEIFER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Young cow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("heifer" is a kind of...):
young mammal (any immature mammal)
Context examples
A progestogen-like compound used as a cattle feed additive for its growth promoting effects and suppression of estrus (heat) in heifers.
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