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
At the farm fair, Zayd compared a kerry with larger dairy breeds.
The farm keeps kerry cattle on rainy hillside pastures.
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.