Main Difference
The main difference between Cow and Bull is that the Cow is a domesticated form of Aurochs and Bull is a male individual of cattle.
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Cow
Cattle—colloquially cows—are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos taurus.
Cattle are commonly raised as livestock for meat (beef and veal), as dairy animals for milk and other dairy products, and as draft animals (oxen or bullocks that pull carts, plows and other implements). Other products include leather and dung for manure or fuel. In some regions, such as parts of India, cattle have significant religious meaning.
Around 10,500 years ago, cattle were domesticated from as few as 80 progenitors in southeast Turkey. According to an estimate from 2011, there are 1.4 billion cattle in the world. In 2009, cattle became one of the first livestock animals to have a fully mapped genome. Some consider cattle the oldest form of wealth, and cattle raiding consequently one of the earliest forms of theft.
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Bull
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 ranching and dairy farming, and in a variety of other cultural activities.
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Cow (noun)
An adult female of the species Bos taurus that has calved.
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Cow (noun)
Any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of calves.
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Cow (noun)
Beef: the meat of cattle as food.
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Cow (noun)
Any bovines or bovids generally, including yaks, buffalo, etc.
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Cow (noun)
A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.
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Cow (noun)
A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.
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Cow (noun)
A chock: a wedge or brake used to stop a machine or car.
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Cow (verb)
To intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of.
“Con artists are not cowed by the law.”
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Bull (noun)
An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
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Bull (noun)
A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age.
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Bull (noun)
An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants and seals.
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Bull (noun)
A large, strong man.
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Bull (noun)
An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.
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Bull (noun)
A policeman.
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Bull (noun)
Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
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Bull (noun)
A crown coin; its value, {{5 shillings.}}
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Bull (noun)
clipping of bullseye
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Bull (noun)
Specifically, a policeman employed in a railroad yard.
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Bull (noun)
A man.
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Bull (noun)
clipping of bullshit.
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Bull (noun)
A man who has sex with another man’s wife or girlfriend with the consent of both.
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Bull (noun)
A drink made by pouring water into a cask that previously held liquor.
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Bull (noun)
A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope.
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Bull (noun)
A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.
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Bull (noun)
A lie.
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Bull (noun)
Nonsense.
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Bull (noun)
a bubble
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Bull (adjective)
Large and strong, like a bull.
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Bull (adjective)
adult male
“a bull elephant”
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Bull (adjective)
Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear)
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Bull (adjective)
stupid
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Bull (verb)
To force oneself (in a particular direction).
“He bulled his way in.”
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Bull (verb)
To lie, to tell untruths.
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Bull (verb)
To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do.
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Bull (verb)
To polish boots to a high shine.
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Bull (verb)
To endeavour to raise the market price of.
“to bull railroad bonds”
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Bull (verb)
To endeavour to raise prices in.
“to bull the market”
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Bull (verb)
to publish in a Papal bull
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Bull (verb)
to mock, cheat
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Bull (noun)
an uncastrated male bovine animal
“bull calves”
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Bull (noun)
a large male animal, especially a whale or elephant.
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Bull (noun)
the zodiacal sign or constellation Taurus.
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Bull (noun)
a bullseye
“aim for the bull!”
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Bull (noun)
a person who buys shares hoping to sell them at a higher price later.
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Bull (noun)
a papal edict
“the Pope issued a bull of excommunication”
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Bull (noun)
stupid or untrue talk or writing; nonsense
“much of what he says is sheer bull”
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Bull (verb)
push or move powerfully or violently
“he bulled the motor cycle clear of the tunnel”
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Bull (verb)
(of a cow) behave in a manner characteristic of being on heat.