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livestock

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live·stock  (lvstk)
n.
Domestic animals, such as cattle or horses, raised for home use or for profit, especially on a farm.
livestock
Noun
animals kept on a farm
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Noun1.livestocklivestock - any animals kept for use or profit
farm animal, stock
eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
carry - be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
Translations
Spanish livestock [ˈlaɪvstɔk] n → ganado
French livestock [ˈlaɪvstɔk] n → cheptel m, bétail m
German livestock [ˈlaɪvstɔk] n → Vieh nt
Italian livestock [ˈlaɪvstɔk] n → bestiame m
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