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The Russian word for calf is
телёнок

telyonok



calf

Russian Definition


calf
     1. телёнок
      Research data indicate that Jersey calves are less tolerant of cold.
     2. детёныш крупных копытных и некоторых других млекопитающих (оленя, верблюда, бегемота, слона, жирафа, носорога)
     3. детёныш любого из морских млекопитающих (кита, дельфина, тюленя и т.д.)
     4. икра ноги.
      Mobley strained his left calf during the fourth quarter of Sunday's game.



Translations for calf and their definitions

телёнок
     1. n. calf, bull calf


телец
     1. n. calf
           золото́й теле́ц — golden calf


икра
     1. n. (only singular) roe, spawn (of fish), also small eggs of frogs or other amphibia.
           мета́ть икру́ — to spawn
     2. n. (only singular) caviar (as food).
           зерни́стая икра́ — soft caviar
           ке́товая икра́ — red caviar, ikra
           у́стричная икра́ — spat
     3. n. (only singular) paste (dish of mushrooms or vegetables minced into small particles).
           баклажа́нная икра́ — aubergine paste
           кабачко́вая икра́ — marrow paste
           грибна́я икра́ — mushroom paste
     4. n. calf of the leg, (musculus gastrocnemius) gastrocnemius muscle.
           игра́ть и́крами — (literally) to play with the calves (repeatedly quickly tensing and relaxing the calves of the legs)
     5. n. drifting ice floe (especially on a river).


слонёнок
     1. n. elephant calf, baby elephant


тюленёнок
     1. n. seal calf, baby seal


китёнок
     1. n. whale calf, baby whale


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