2007-03-18 04:48:02 · 4 answers · asked by soccerplayer3846 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Originally, ox was used as the term for a bovine animal, the common name for the critter we now call a cow.
So a male ox was called a bull, and a female ox was called a cow.
For whatever reason, ox has become less common as the name for the critter, and cow is now used. Which leads to confusion when a female cow is called a cow, and a male cow is called a bull.
A neutered male ox is called a steer.
2007-03-18 04:56:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bull is a complete male of the cow
An ox is a bull which has been neutered without testicle
2007-03-18 11:53:44 · answer #2 · answered by maussy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the ox is the cow's male. Bull is other kind of mammal.
2007-03-18 11:58:46 · answer #3 · answered by dark jazz 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a male cow is a bull
2007-03-18 13:00:42 · answer #4 · answered by hill bill y 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋