Merino Synonyms

mə-rēnō
White sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. merino sheep

Words Related to Merino

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Merino Sentence Examples

  • The foundation of the famous school of mining at Freiberg, and the improvement of the Saxon breed of sheep by the importation of merino sheep from Spain, were due to his care.

  • Of the 55 million sheep kept in Russia only about 15 millions belong to the fine merino breed, and these are pastured chiefly on the Black Sea steppes.

  • But the description changes; there is much less merino, and more of the coarser and longer cross-bred.

  • Cavalry horses (especially at the government stud farm of Marienwerder) and merino sheep are reared.

  • In 1765 the regent Prince Xaver imported 300 merino sheep from Spain, and so improved the native breed by this new strain that Saxon sheep were eagerly imported by foreign nations to improve their flocks, and " Saxon electoral wool " became one of the best brands in the market.

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