gyr
/dʒˈaɪɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Abbreviation of gigayear (“a billion years”).
Example Sentences
- "Meronyms: kyr, kiloyear; Myr, megayear"
- "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]."
- "Otitis caused by nematodes of the genus Rhabditis mainly affects mature Zebu cattle with long, pendant, and gutter-shaped ears, in particular breeds with downward-growing horns, such as of the Gyr breed."
- "Around the beginning of the 20th century, breeding of imported B. indicus Gyr cattle with Holsteins started in the 1940s (Joshi and Phillips, 1953), hoping to create an F1 phenotype that would perform well in terms of productivity while also having improved heat tolerance. This is because animals in Brazil tropical climate were unable to develop their genetic potential because of their susceptibility to heat stresses and illnesses."
Etymology
Abbreviated form of gigayear (giga- + year). Derived from Gir, which in turn is from Gir National Park.
Inflected Forms
Phrases
Gyr Cattle
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
Ga[giga-annum