单词 | persian sheep |
释义 | > as lemmasPersian sheep Persian sheep n. = sense A. 8. ΘΚΠ 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 > South African breeds Persian sheep1712 1712 R. Hall Hist. Barbarous Cruelties & Massacres 107 Two Persian Sheep, each with a tail that weigh'd 20 or 25 pound. 1873 Appletons' Jrnl. 2 Aug. 148/3 The Persian sheep have tails that weigh from eight to ten pounds; they have six or seven horns. 1932 S. Zuckerman Social Life Monkeys & Apes xii. 206 I have seen Chacma baboons playing about and foraging in the midst of a flock of Persian sheep. 2000 Daily News (New Plymouth) (Nexis) 7 Sept. (Farming section) 14 The [Dorper] breed was developed in the 1930s by crossing Dorset Horn and Blackhead Persian sheep. < as lemmas |
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