| 单词 | blackhead persian |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblackhead Persian 8. Any of several breeds of sheep which originated, or supposedly originated, in Iran; (now chiefly, more fully blackhead Persian) a breed developed in southern Africa for its meat. Also: an animal of one of these breeds. 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 mug1596 down1721 Shropshire1768 Norfolk sheep1778 Ryeland1786 Southdown1786 Persian1794 Leicester1798 Southdowner1799 Ryeland1802 loaghtan1812 Manx loaghtan1812 herdwick1837 Wallachian1837 Norfolk1851 Teeswater1861 bluefaced Leicester1864 Rough Fell1871 Border Leicester1873 Mexican1878 Cheviot1883 fat-tail1888 pampas1892 pampas sheep1895 turbary1908 karakul1913 East Friesian1949 Texel1949 Norfolk Horn1961 Colbred1962 1794 P. Pallas Acct. Different Kinds of Sheep Index Sheep that might be introduced into Britain, Tscherkessian, 153..Crimean, 155—the Persian, ib. 1852 J. L. Blake Farm & Fireside 115 The sheep of Thibet..are chiefly a small variety of the fat-rumped Persian and Abyssinian, with black heads and necks. 1913 W. M. McKee S. Afr. Sheep & Wool 91 I am greatly opposed to the crossing of Persians with merino... It would pay better to sell a certain number of Persians as opportunity offers. 1945 L. G. Green Where Men Still Dream 144 The rest of the flock of Afrikander, Persian or Blinkhaar ewes may cost no more than ten shillings each. 1973 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. VIII. 509 The Black-headed Persian has made a very important contribution to the development of Karakul breeding in South Africa. 2002 Waikato Times (Hamilton, N.Z.) (Nexis) 5 Nov. 11 Dorpers, a cross between the dorset horn sheep and the blackhead persian, were originally bred in South Africa. < as lemmas |
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