Landrace

[land-reys, lahnd-rah-suh]

noun

one of several widely distributed strains of large, white, lop-eared swine of northern European origin.

Origin of Landrace

1930–35; < Danish: literally, country breed, equivalent to land country, land + race breed, stock (< E or French; see race²)

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British Dictionary definitions for landrace

landrace

noun

mainly British a white very long-bodied lop-eared breed of pork pig

a breed of Finnish sheep known for multiple births

botany an ancient or primitive cultivated variety of a crop plant

Word Origin for landrace

from Danish, literally: land race

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