Latin · Latina
pecus
/ˈpɛ.kʊs/ noun · neuter · plural: pecora A2 (estimated)
1. A group of large domestic animals: a herd of cattle, horses, or donkeys; such animals in a collective sense: cattle and equines.
| English | cattle, donkey |
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| German | das Vieh |
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| French | le bétail |
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| Portuguese | o gado |
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| Czech | dobytek |
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| Italian | il bestiame |
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| Spanish | el ganado |
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| Dutch | het vee |
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| Swedish | en boskap |
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2. Any other group of animals, imagined as a herd or flock; such animals collectively: beasts.
| English | flock |
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| Italian | il gregge |
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3. A mindless group of people: "cattle", "sheep", rabble, the mob.
4. Any individual animal, conceived as a member or usual member of a flock or herd.
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