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Brangus

American  
[brang-guhs] / ˈbræŋ gəs /

noun

  • Branguses
    plural
  1. one of an American breed of cattle developed from Brahman and Aberdeen Angus stock, bred to withstand a hot climate.


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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of Brangus

Bra(hman) 2 + (Aberdeen A)ngus


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He and his cousins run cattle east of Lake Charles, Louisiana and come to the rodeo to sell Rayford and Brangus heifers.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 11, 2018

A fourth- generation Texan, he personally leads roundups and spring brandings of the 900 Brangus cattle on his 43-sq.-mi.

From Time Magazine Archive

There he raises Brangus cattle and Thoroughbred horses, and has an apple orchard that produces in commercial quantity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Should he have bought the Brangus bull for $1 million?

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

Brangus bulls, pecan trees, trucking, home construction—they all became shiny new toys in Aaron Giebel’s ever-widening collection.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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