Aberdeen Angus
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Aberdeen Angus
First recorded in 1860–65
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Johnnie's Aberdeen Angus cows are smaller than some of the continental breeds which can have a harsher impact on the land.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
A cortege will leave Balmoral at 10:00 on Sunday then make its way through Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen, Angus and Tayside before reaching Edinburgh.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2022
In the 1950s, as many as 100,000 head of Aberdeen Angus and Hereford grazed in the park, according to Mark Coleman, president of the Mountain Cattlemen's Association of Victoria.
From Nature ● Mar. 23, 2011
The government appealed for "patriotic" financial contributions to the war effort from the public and received more than $20 million in cash and valuables, including Aberdeen Angus steers and Mercedes-Benz automobiles.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus even in the most highly pedigreed strains of polled cattle such as the Aberdeen Angus, occasional individuals with horns appear.
From Mendelism Third Edition by Reginald Crundall Punnett
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