I have always considered a cow to be a cow, when referring to the animal in general. The only gender-inclusive term I'm aware of is the collective 'cattle'.
Oct 03 2002, 5:31 AM
Gnomon
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Gnomon 24 year member
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European bureacrats searched long and hard for such a gender-neutral term and decided that there isn't one. They invented the term 'bovine animal'.
Oct 03 2002, 7:09 AM
Nairb
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Nairb
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Chambers Dictionary provides the following definition for 'neat': noun an ox, cow, bull, etc
