calves
Example Sentences
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A female elephant can live as long as 80 years, yet she produces only a small number of calves over her lifetime.
From Science Daily
A County Tyrone man has joined a tiny group of farmers around the world who can say their cow gave birth to five calves.
From BBC
"Craig had just turned 54 years old. He led a long life and no doubt fathered many calves," said the Amboseli Trust for Elephants in its farewell message.
From BBC
He said it could be used when whales are migrating with their calves.
He can’t sleep for more than a half-hour at a time, and has lost so much weight that his wife said his calves are the size of her arms.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
