zebuine

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

zebu +‎ -ine

Adjective[edit]

zebuine (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to zebus
    • 2012, Veerasamy Sejian, S.M.K. Naqvi, Thaddeus Ezeji, Environmental Stress and Amelioration in Livestock Production, →ISBN:
      In addition to potential for fertility improvements in ruminants, for example decreasing the age of first-calving in zebuine cattle, there is sufficient genetic variability in feed intake, independent of liveweight and daily gain (Flachowsky and Brade 2007) to permit selection for this trait.
    • 2015, Joseph Strasser, Bangladesh's Leather Industry, →ISBN, page 101:
      The tropical climate produces zebuine hides that are lighter and thinner than in Europe.
    • 2016, Carlos Brisola Marcondes, Arthropod Borne Diseases, →ISBN, page 478:
      The quantity of H. irritans per animal seems to be greater in taurine than in zebuine cows in Brazil, and size and color influence colonization.

Noun[edit]

zebuine (plural zebuines)

  1. A zebu or related cattle
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