An animal or plant native to Shetland or originally bred in Shetland. A Shetland sheep; cf. sense 4.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > specific breeds or members of > Scottish breeds (3) Shetland1794 An animal or plant native to Shetland or originally bred in Shetland. A Shetland sheep; cf. sense 4. Soay1906 Used absol. or attributively to designate a small, brownish, short-tailed sheep, Ovis aries, belonging to a variety once restricted to the island of… Orkney sheep1912 a breed of small sheep from Orkney, distinguished by horns curving backwards, a brown, white, or speckled fleece, and the habit of feeding on… |
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