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dorper

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[dawr-per] / ˈdɔr pər /

noun

  1. one of a breed of sheep having a black face and white body, developed in South Africa from the Dorset Horn and black-headed Persian breeds and raised for meat.

Etymology

Origin of dorper

1945–50; Dor(set Horn) + Per(sian)

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