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A bull is an ''intact'' (i.e., not castrated) adult male of the species ''Bos taurus'' (cattle). More muscular and aggressive than the female of the species, the cow, the bull has long been an important symbol in many cultures, and plays a significant role in both beef and dairy farming, and in a variety of other cultural activities.
==Nomenclature==
The female counterpart to a bull is a cow, while a male of the species which has been castrated is a ''steer'', ''ox''〔Delbridge, A, et al., Macquarie Dictionary, The Book Printer, Australia, 1991〕 or ''bullock'', although in North America this last term refers to a young bull, and in Australia to a draught animal. Usage of these terms varies considerably with area and dialect. Colloquially, people unfamiliar with cattle may refer to both castrated and intact animals as "bulls".
A wild, young, unmarked bull is known as a ''micky'' in Australia.〔Sheena Coupe (ed.), ''Frontier Country, Vol. 1'' (Weldon Russell Publishing, Willoughby, 1989), ISBN 1-875202-01-3〕 Improper or late castration on a bull results in it becoming a ''coarse steer'', also known as a ''stag'' in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. In some countries an incompletely castrated male is known also as a ''rig'' or ''ridgling''.
The word "bull" also denotes the males of other bovines, including bison and water buffalo as well as many other species of large animals including elephants, camels, elk, moose, and whales.
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