Defenition of the word calf

• Defenition of the word calf

  • The fleshy backside of the lower part of the leg.
  • Young cattle.
  • Young moose.
  • young of domestic cattle
  • young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo
  • fine leather from the skin of a calf
  • the muscular back part of the shank

Synonyms for the word calf

• • calfskin
  • sura

Meronymys for the word calf

• • Achilles tendon
  • Bos taurus
  • cattle
  • cows
  • gastrocnemius
  • gastrocnemius muscle
  • kine
  • oxen
  • shank
  • soleus
  • soleus muscle
  • tendon of Achilles
  • veal
  • veau

Hyponyms for the word calf

• • box calf
  • dogie
  • dogy
  • leppy
  • maverick
  • mid-calf

Hypernyms for the word calf

• • leather
  • skeletal muscle
  • striated muscle
  • young mammal

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