Mule vs. Cow — What's the Difference?

A mule is the offspring of a male donkey (jack) and a female horse (mare). Horses and donkeys are different species, with different numbers of chromosomes.

The mature female of cattle of the genus Bos.

The sterile hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, characterized by long ears and a short mane.

The mature female of certain other large animals, such as elephants, moose, or whales.

A sterile hybrid, as between a canary and other birds or between certain plants.

A domesticated bovine of either sex or any age.

(Informal) A stubborn person.

To frighten or subdue with threats or a show of force.

A spinning machine that makes thread or yarn from fibers. Also called spinning mule.

An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved.

A small, usually electric tractor or locomotive used for hauling over short distances.

(formerly inexact but now common) Any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of sex or age, including bulls and calves.

(Slang) A person who serves as a courier of illegal drugs.

(uncommon) Beef: the meat of cattle as food.

A backless slipper or shoe, often with a closed toe.

(uncommon) Any bovines or bovids generally, including yaks, buffalo, etc.

The generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.

(biology) A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.

The generally sterile hybrid offspring of any two species of animals.

A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.

A hybrid plant.

(mining) A chock: a wedge or brake used to stop a machine or car.

(informal) A stubborn person.

To intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of.

(slang) A person paid to smuggle drugs.

The mature female of bovine animals.

A coin or medal minted with obverse and reverse designs not normally seen on the same piece, either intentionally or in error.

The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc.

(RPG) A MMORPG character, or NPC companion in a tabletop RPG, used mainly to store extra inventory for the owner's primary character.

A chimney cap; a cowl

Any of a group of cocktails involving ginger ale or ginger beer, citrus juice, and various liquors.

A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock.

(sailing) A kind of triangular sail for a yacht.

To depress with fear; to daunt the spirits or courage of; to overawe.

A kind of cotton-spinning machine.

Female of domestic cattle:

A shoe that has no fitting or strap around the heel, but which covers the foot.

Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'

To smuggle (illegal drugs).

A large unpleasant woman

A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare. Sometimes the term is applied to the offspring of a horse and a she-ass, but that hybrid is more properly termed a hinny. See Hinny.

Subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)

A plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the pistil of one species with the pollen or fecundating dust of another; - called also hybrid.

A very stubborn person.

A machine, used in factories, for spinning cotton, wool, etc., into yarn or thread and winding it into cops; - called also jenny and mule-jenny.

A slipper that has no fitting around the heel.

Sterile offspring of a male donkey and a female horse

A slipper that has no fitting around the heel