Calf

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Calf (plural calves) refers to a young bovine, and may also refer to:

Animals

• Calf, young of many species of large mammal; see List of animal names
• Of cattle

• Calf meat or veal
• Calf's brains
• Calf liver; see Liver as food
• Calfskin, leather or membrane

Human anatomy

• Calf (anatomy); in humans (and other primates), the back and/or upper part of the lower leg
• Calf, the entire lower leg; see Crus
• Calf muscle, another name for the triceps surae

Man-made objects

• Calf, a cabless switcher-type locomotive; see Cow-calf
• Calf or calfdozer, a type of bulldozer
• Calf, part of an early type of internal combustion engine; see Ascot (1904 automobile)
• Calf-binding, a leather (usually calfskin) book binding

Natural objects

• Calf, a small island near a larger one; see Category:Calves (islands)
• Calf, an island off Newfoundland; see Bull, Cow and Calf
• Calf, the famous calf rock on Ilkley Moor
• Calf, the product of Ice calving

Plants

• Calf brain, Gyromitra gigas

Popular culture

• Calf named Annabelle; see Annabelle's Wish
• Calf named Calvin; see Ox Tales
• Calf named Frikkie in the story of Racheltjie de Beer
• Calf with a neckerchief; see Brag (folklore)
• Golden calf
• Golden Calf (award)
• Mock Turtle, met by Alice in Wonderland
• Ralphie, the mascot buffalo calf

Surnames

• Anthony Calf

Other

• CALF, the common affordable lightweight fighter project of DARPA; see Boeing X-32
• Calf, abbreviation for California

See also

• All pages beginning with "Calf"
• Calf Island (disambiguation)
• Calve (disambiguation)
• Calving (disambiguation)

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