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Is ox the female bull

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No. An ox is a castrated bull that has been used to draught purposes.

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Feminine of ox?

The word ox or oxen can actually refer to both male and female bovines. A female ox is a cow, the male ox is a bull.


What is the female counterpart of ox?

The word ox or oxen can actually refer to both male and female bovines; the term for male is bull, the female is cow.


Are there female and male ox?

Yes, there are. The female is referred to as a cow, the male as a bull. and the young is called a calf.


What do you call a female ox?

Ox issued for domestic use in southeast Asia, South America and Australia. A male ox is known as a steer (occasionally a bull if not castrated, like with most oxen found in southeastern Asia) while a female ox is known as a cow or heifer.


Simile for ox?

An ox is like a bull on steroids.


What is the difference between a bull and an ox?

A bull is an intact mature male bovine that is primarily used for the purpose of breeding cows and heifers in order to produce offspring called calves. Oxen, on the other hand, (singular being ox), are castrated male bovines (and occasionally female bovines) that are trained and used for draft work.


Where does an ox come from?

An ox is a full groan bull that is then castrated.


Is it true that oxes are boys and cows are girls?

Cows are always female. A male cow is a bull, and a calf is born of a bull father and cow mother. Technically, an ox is a castrated male, but any bovine draught annimal is commonly called 'ox' or 'oxen'.


Is a bull holstein ox bigger than a bull moose?

Yes.


Is a ox and a bull the same thing?

Yes, but with one tiny difference . . . the ox is a bull which has been castrated, that is, has had its testicles, the "male gland", removed. This makes the ox much more gentle and willing to work than the uncastrated bull. The ox is also called a 'bullock' in some locations.


What is a male water ox called?

A Bull.


What is a two letter word that has to do with a bull?

Ox