zebuine

Z10E1B3U1I1N1E1

adjective

Pertaining to zebus

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectivezebuine (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to zebus

    The tropical climate produces zebuine hides that are lighter and thinner than in Europe.

    2015, Joseph Strasser, Bangladesh's Leather Industry, →ISBN, page 101
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    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.

    2012, Veerasamy Sejian, S.M.K. Naqvi, Thaddeus Ezeji, Environmental Stress and Amelioration in Livestock Production, →ISBN

    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.

    2016, Carlos Brisola Marcondes, Arthropod Borne Diseases, →ISBN, page 478
nounzebuine (plural zebuines)

plural zebuines

  1. A zebu or related cattle

Origin

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APA

zebuine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zebuine

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Chicago

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