calf
Noun
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Young of domestic cattle (synset 101890537)
hypernym: young mammal - any immature mammalhyponym:member meronym: bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen - domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
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The muscular back part of the shank (synset 105581963)
hypernym: skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripeshyponym: mid-calf - the middle of the calf; half way between the knee and anklepart holonym:
- gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius muscle - the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot
- soleus, soleus muscle - a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle
- achilles tendon, tendon of achilles - a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf
part meronym: shank - the part of the human leg between the knee and the anklesynonym: sura -
Fine leather from the skin of a calf (synset 114785513)
hypernym: leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanninghyponym: box calf - black calfskin leather tanned with chromium saltssynonym: calfskin
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Young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo (synset 101890686)
hypernym: young mammal - any immature mammal
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