cattle vs cows

cattle and cows both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cattle	Yes	No	No	No
cows	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cattle and cows are synonyms defined as:

cattle and cows: domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

Other synonyms of cattle include Bos taurus, kine, oxen.

cattle (noun)	cows (noun)
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age	domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age