| 单词 | belgian blue |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBelgian Blue Belgian Blue n. a large-bodied, double-muscled breed of cattle, typically of a blue-grey colour, and providing a high beef yield; an animal of this breed. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > breeds of ox > [noun] > miscellaneous types of black cattle1610 horned cattle1725 Suffolk1831 blue-grey1876 criollo1888 Simmental1906 Sahiwal1916 Belgian Blue1917 morucho1932 1917 Live Stock Jrnl. 23 Nov. 331/2 With black-and-white cows he [sc. Mr Nerinckx] obtained grey-blue calves. Several of those have been used to improve the Belgian Blue breed known as the 'Bleu de Mons'. 1957 I. L. Mason World Dict. Breeds Livestock (Suppl.) 7 Central and Upper Belgian... syn. Belgian Blue. 1995 Farmers Weekly 31 Mar. 34/1 Notable prices at a monthly store cattle sale at Norwich were $440 for an eight-month-old Belgian Blue, [etc.]. 2008 Independent 7 Jan. (Extra section) 4/2 Another area of concern for welfare campaigners has been the development of ‘double-muscled breeds’, such as Belgian Blue. < as lemmas |
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