kerry

IPA/ˈker.i/
KK[kˈɛri]IPA/ˈker.i/

kerry — noun

1. a small black breed of dairy cattle from Ireland, valued for its milk.

1.名詞
釋義

a small black breed of dairy cattle from Ireland, valued for its milk.

例句

Imran showed us a kerry cow in the dairy barn after lunch.

a kerry cow

Hao said the kerry gives rich milk despite its small size.

gives rich milk

同義詞
  • Kerry cow

    the fuller breed name, especially when talking about one animal

用法筆記

Usually appears in farming or breed-writing contexts and is often capitalized as 'Kerry'. Distinguish it from the Irish county name: this sense refers only to the cattle breed.

常見錯誤

Any black cow from Ireland is a kerry.
A kerry is one specific Irish dairy breed.
💡the word names a particular breed, not every Irish cow.