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2013-06-15 19:31:17.514761+00 by Dan Lyke 7 comments

Huh. There is no non-gendered term for the singular adult cattle.

comments in ascending chronological order (reverse):

#Comment Re: made: 2013-06-15 21:55:51.793504+00 by: TheSHAD0W

"Bovine".

#Comment Re: made: 2013-06-16 01:14:25.465251+00 by: Dan Lyke

Yeah, I guess, though I usually think of that as an adjective rather than a noun.

#Comment Re: made: 2013-06-16 03:18:37.246308+00 by: Larry Burton

Why would there need to be? But I guess you could always use Taurus.

#Comment Re: made: 2013-06-16 11:48:20.543883+00 by: andylyke

http://motivatedgrammar.wordpr...ats-the-singular-form-of-cattle/

#Comment Re: made: 2013-06-16 13:49:39.743762+00 by: Dan Lyke

That's it! I'm going with "beast"!

#Comment Re: made: 2013-06-17 13:39:38.019869+00 by: ebradway

Raw burger?

#Comment Re: made: 2013-06-17 15:24:35.800194+00 by: Dan Lyke

I'll go with "brisket", but an older dairy cow would make bad burger...