niatan.

Brit.

/nɪˈɑːtə/, U.S.

/niˈɑdə/

Forms: 1800s nãta, 1800s– niata.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Probably < a now extinct South American language of the province of Buenos Aires and the country of Uruguay.Perhaps < a Charruan language or < Chana. Apparently not < any Tupian, Araucanian, or Chaco language.

Now rare.

An extinct breed of very small, blunt-nosed Uruguayan cattle; an animal of this breed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > breeds of ox > [noun] > distinguished by small size

scrub1555

gaini1829

niata1845

scrub-cattle1870

1845 C. Darwin Jrnl. (ed. 2) viii. 145 On two occasions I met with in this province some oxen of a very curious breed, called nãta or niata.

1845 C. Darwin Jrnl. (ed. 2) viii. 146 The common cattle,..are able just to keep alive, by browsing with their lips on twigs of trees and reeds; this the niatas cannot so well do, as their lips do not join.

1868 C. Darwin Variation Animals & Plants I. iii. 90 A niata bull and cow invariably produce niata calves.

1879 tr. A. de Quatrefages de Bréau Human Species 71 The niata will unite indifferently in both senses with the ordinary ox.

1912 Amer. Naturalist 46 252 Horns are now known definitely to be ‘unit characters’, first through their sudden and complete disappearance in the niata and polled breeds of cattle; second, because [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	niata
释义	niatan. Brit. /nɪˈɑːtə/, U.S. /niˈɑdə/ Forms: 1800s nãta, 1800s– niata. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Probably < a now extinct South American language of the province of Buenos Aires and the country of Uruguay.Perhaps < a Charruan language or < Chana. Apparently not < any Tupian, Araucanian, or Chaco language. Now rare. An extinct breed of very small, blunt-nosed Uruguayan cattle; an animal of this breed. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > breeds of ox > [noun] > distinguished by small size scrub1555 gaini1829 niata1845 scrub-cattle1870 1845 C. Darwin Jrnl. (ed. 2) viii. 145 On two occasions I met with in this province some oxen of a very curious breed, called nãta or niata. 1845 C. Darwin Jrnl. (ed. 2) viii. 146 The common cattle,..are able just to keep alive, by browsing with their lips on twigs of trees and reeds; this the niatas cannot so well do, as their lips do not join. 1868 C. Darwin Variation Animals & Plants I. iii. 90 A niata bull and cow invariably produce niata calves. 1879 tr. A. de Quatrefages de Bréau Human Species 71 The niata will unite indifferently in both senses with the ordinary ox. 1912 Amer. Naturalist 46 252 Horns are now known definitely to be ‘unit characters’, first through their sudden and complete disappearance in the niata and polled breeds of cattle; second, because [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1845
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