| 单词 | red devon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasred Devon red Devon n. a breed of large reddish-brown cattle developed in south-west England, kept chiefly for beef production and (formerly) as a draught animal; an animal of this breed; also called Devon (see Devon n. a(a)). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > breeds of ox > [noun] > of Devon South Devon1797 Devon1834 red Devon1867 1867 Jrnl. Anthropol. Soc. 5 p. clxxiii The Englishman, John Bull, is typified by his ox; the jealous Spaniard by his excitable cattle; the wild Hindoo by his zebu; and the red Devon ox by the red Devonian soil. 1893 J. Sinclair Hist. Devon Breed Cattle xi. 297 He had seen at Torrington Fair what he had never witnessed before—2,000 head of cattle of one family—the red Devon breed. 1912 R. Lydekker Ox & its Kindred v. 101 Attention may be directed to the well-known red Devons. 1991 V. Porter Cattle (1992) (BNC) 64 Garrard's engraving in 1800 showed a dark Red Devon ox standing 152cm at the withers. < as lemmas |
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