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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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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

They scroll back to shots of Highland cattle and seals gazing at the camera from the sea.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2017

That afternoon, we meet our first Highland cattle, a dozen or so of which graze in fields behind Braemore Square Country House, our bed-and-breakfast.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2017

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

In the doorway stands the sturdy square-built form of Macdonald of Balranald, the largest breeder of Highland cattle in the country.

From Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places by Archibald Forbes

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