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Friesian

/ˈfɹiːʒən/

Friesian noun: a breed of black and white dairy cattle; any individual cow of that breed. Also the alternative form of Frisian.

friesian: a breed of black and white dairy cattle; any individual cow of that breed
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Noun

Friesian (plural Friesians)

  1. A breed of black and white dairy cattle; any individual cow of that breed.
    • [...] the more expensive and creamier Jersey or South Devon milk, for example, is kept apart from Friesian milk, with its low butter content.1959 March, R. C. Riley, “Home with the Milk”, in Trains Illustrated, page 155
    Synonyms:
    Holstein
  2. A black breed of horse.

Adjective

Friesian (comparative more Friesian, superlative most Friesian)

  1. Of or relating to the work of Swedish mycologist and botanist Elias Magnus Fries, who described and assigned botanical names to hundreds of fungus and lichen species.
    • For a hundred years, treatment of the basidiomycetes, which include so many of the larger fungi, has been dominated by the Friesian approach which had—and still has—the attraction of differentiating fungi into groups mainly on field characters.1965, C. G. Ainsworth, Frederick K[roeber] Sparrow, Alfred S. Sussman, editors, The Fungi: An Advanced Treatise, volume IVB (A Taxonomic Review with Keys: Basidomycetes and Lower Fungi), New York...

Also used as

Friesian is also the alternative form of Frisian.

Synonyms of Friesian

Forms of Friesian

Noun
pluralFriesians
Adjective
comparativemore Friesian
superlativemost Friesian

Words that rhyme with Friesian

Questions about Friesian

What does Friesian mean?
Friesian means a breed of black and white dairy cattle; any individual cow of that breed.
What part of speech is Friesian?
Friesian can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Friesian?
Friesian is pronounced /ˈfɹiːʒən/.
What is the plural of Friesian?
The plural of Friesian is Friesians.

Words near Friesian in the dictionary

  1. Frierson
  2. Friersons
  3. fries
  4. fries someone's bacon
  5. fries up
  6. Friesian
  7. Friesians
  8. Friesic
  9. Friesish
  10. Friesland
  11. Frieslander

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