单词 | texas longhorn |
释义 | > as lemmasTexas longhorn Texas longhorn n. a bull or cow belonging to a breed once common in Texas, distinguished by long horns and able to thrive in dry regions; also transferred (see quot. 1908). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > breeds of ox > [noun] > long-horn breeds longhorn1770 Shropshire1803 coaster1890 Texas longhorn1908 1908 Pacific Monthly July 19/1 Pink got here about the same time but he come of old Texas-longhorn stock. a1918 G. Stuart 40 Years on Frontier (1925) II. 178 None of our cattle were Texas longhorns. 1946 National Geographic Mag. Jan. 17/1 Cattle then were the rangy Texas longhorns—more head, horns, and tail than thick, juicy steaks. 1972 K. Bonfiglioli Don't point that Thing at Me xiii. 101 The bleached skeleton of a Texas Longhorn..beside a faint track. < as lemmas |
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