Africander

Af·ri·can·der

or Af·ri·kan·der  (ăf′rĭ-kăn′dər)

n.

Any of a breed of tall red cattle that were originally developed in South Africa, are well adapted to heat, and have a humped back and large spreading horns.

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[Obsolete Afrikaans, an African, from Afrikaan (on the model of Hollander, Hollander); see Afrikaner.]

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Af•ri•kan•der

or Af•ri•can•der

(ˌæf rɪˈkæn dər)

n.

1. one of a breed of red beef cattle, raised orig. in S Africa, well adapted to heat.

2. Archaic. Afrikaner.

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Noun

1.

Africander - tall large-horned humped cattle of South Africa; used for meat or draft Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen - domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen"

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