Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zebuine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ze-buine
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to zebus

noun

A zebu or related cattle

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From zebu + -ine.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: zebu

Inflected Forms

zebuines (plural)

Questions

What does zebuine mean?: Pertaining to zebus
Where does zebuine come from?: From zebu + -ine.

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