| 单词 | dexter kerry |
| 释义 | > as lemmasDexter Kerry One of a breed of small hardy Irish cattle originating from the Kerry breed. Also called Dexter Kerry. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > breeds of ox > [noun] > of Ireland Kerry cow1829 Dexter1880 1880 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 225/2 The variety known as the ‘Dexter’, a cross between the ‘Kerry’ and some unknown breed, is shorter and plumper than the pure ‘Kerry’. 1894 Country Gentlemen's Catal. 17/2 If the capacity to make good beef is..a sine quâ non in the perfect dairy cow.., it must actually be conceded that..the little Dexter-Kerry..presents the nearest approach of any! 1899 Daily News 20 June 9/5 The best dexter animal in the show. 1899 Daily News 21 June 9/1 The dainty Jersey or pigmy Dexter and Kerry. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 192/2 The Dexter breed... Until recently it was called the Dexter Kerry. 1953 D. D. C. P. Mould Ireland of Saints ii. 23 The typical cow of Celtic Ireland was rather like the modern dexter. < as lemmas |
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