merino
noun
one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
merinos
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pluralof merino.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“The lambs appear to display the body wrinkle that was common in merinos in the middle of last century, a feature originally selected to maximise skin surface area and wool yields.”
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2019
It races past nickel, lead and gold mines, flocks of fleecy merinos, smelters, slag heaps, ports and forests.
From Time Magazine Archive
As has been said in a former chapter, early in the century Vermont flocks were greatly improved by the introduction of the Spanish merinos.
From Vermont A Study of Independence by Rowland E. (Evans) Robinson
Camel breeding, formerly very productive to the Tatars of the plain, has given place to lank flocks of merinos.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Xavier Hommaire de Hell
There were one or two pens of graded sheep, merinos crossed with Cotswold or Vermont bucks.
From Two Years in Oregon by Wallis Nash
