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zebuine

zebuine adjective: pertaining to zebus.

Adjective

zebuine (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to zebus
    • 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 tropical climate produces zebuine hides that are lighter and thinner than in Europe.2015, Joseph Strasser, Bangladesh's Leather Industry, →ISBN, page 101

Noun

zebuine (plural zebuines)

  1. A zebu or related cattle

Forms of zebuine

pluralzebuines

Origin of zebuine

From zebu + -ine.

Questions about zebuine

What does zebuine mean?
Zebuine means pertaining to zebus.
What part of speech is zebuine?
Zebuine can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near zebuine in the dictionary

  1. zebrule
  2. zebrules
  3. zebu
  4. zebub
  5. zebubs
  6. zebuine
  7. zebuines
  8. Zebul
  9. zebularine
  10. Zebulon
  11. Zebulonite

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