friesian
IPA: frˈiziʌn
Root Word: Friesian
noun
- A breed of black and white dairy cattle; any indiviual cow of that breed.
- A black breed of horse.
adjective
- 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.
- Alternative form of Frisian [Of, in or relating to the Frisian language or a Frisian language.]
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Examples of "friesian" in Sentences
- They are quite similar to the Friesian horse.
- Friesian Crosses can be any color, type, or size.
- The family of Friesian sheep is a marsh type sheep.
- And the friesian nonsense has nothing to do with this.
- Wait while ai close teh window – its friesian in heer.
- The industrial revolution nearly wiped out the Friesian breed.
- The Friesian horse article addressed that question a while back.
- Crosses between the two are described by the term Holstein Friesian.
- Crosses between the two are described by the term 'Holstein Friesian'.
- The pied pattern of the Holstein Friesian does not appear in the offspring.
- If anyone is curious, the top horse is supposed to be a saddlebred, while the bottom is a friesian.
- I have a young friesian gelding who I have had since a baby, and a showjumper warmblood mare (for loan/share).
- Today's Telegraph reports that an 8 month old water buffalo named Dakshini and a friesian bull named Bhakti have tested positive.
- I adore my gelding (huge chunky friesian x shire for those who don't know), but his behaviour sometimes leaves alot to be desired.
- Dressage and driving horse and top friesian sire Heinse 354 succumbed to colic last month at Iron Spring Farm in Pennsylvania in the US.
- Lots of green hills with little farms and friesian cows a big contrast to the yellow/beige-ness colour of the land we've seen next to the coast.
- Thank goodness that Shambo, the most celebrated friesian bullock in the world, was infected with bovine Tb, following tests on his carcase after he was slaughtered yesterday.
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