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Highland cattle

British  

noun

  1. a breed of cattle with shaggy hair, usually reddish-brown in colour, and long horns

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A herd of Highland cattle turned heads as they brought a Gloucestershire town centre to a standstill.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2024

A brief encounter with a group of Highland cattle was the only time we stopped.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2021

The North Trail has around 30 animals including bison, reindeer, bobcat, Scottish Highland cattle, wolves, goats, sheep, otters, camels, owls, eagles, tortoises, black-footed ferrets, prairie dogs and others.

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2020

Old MacDonald’s Farm 2.0: The menagerie of farm animals includes Scottish Highland cattle and guinea fowl.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 30, 2015

The great wrought-iron gates were open, and they entered the park, where a herd of deer and some Highland cattle, which were grazing under the trees, ran off in a mad stampede at their approach.

From The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life by Brazil, Angela

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