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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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

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

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