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Gir

Gir is the alternative form of Gyr.

Meaning of Gyr

Noun

Gyr

  1. A well-known Indian breed of zebuine cattle with a prominent hump on the withers, fatty A2 milk, and a medium-sized dewlap hanging from their throat.
    • Gyr Brahman is predominantly red in color, most of their offspring are also some shade of red. The original importation of Gyr bulls in 1905 , and a second series of importations in 1924-25 caused an occasional out-cropping of Red Bramans [sic].1961, University of Florida, International Brahman Review, Volume 27, page 8

Phrases with Gir

Questions about Gir

What is Gir the alternative form of?
Gir is the alternative form of Gyr.

Words near Gir in the dictionary

  1. gipsyweed
  2. gipsywise
  3. Gipuzkoa
  4. Gipuzkoan
  5. Gipuzkoans
  6. Gir
  7. Gir forest
  8. Gir Somnath
  9. Giraavaru
  10. giracodazole
  11. giraff

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Gir (page history and authors); Gyr (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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