/ ˈkætl; NAmE / noun
[ pl. ] cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for their milk or meat :
a herd of cattle
twenty head of cattle (= twenty cows)
dairy / beef cattle
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (also denoting personal property or wealth): from Anglo-Norman French catel , variant of Old French chatel , from medieval Latin capitale , from Latin capitalis , from caput head.