merino sheep meaning

• Noun: merino sheep
  1. White sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality
     - merino

  Derived forms: merino sheep

  Type of: domestic sheep, Ovis aries

  Encyclopedia: Merino sheep

• The wool comes from the famous merino sheep
• A shepherd leads some two thousand merino sheep past madrid's famous landmark alcala gate november 4, 2001
• This strain of Merino sheep has been bred for milk production.
• He was interested in the introduction of the merino sheep breed.
• By the 1920s he had stocked the run with merino sheep.
• There are around 100, 000 sheep, including the Merino sheep.
• On returning to America, Jarvis gave eight merino sheep to Jefferson.
• It descends from the Merino sheep first brought to Saxony in 1765.
• During the 1820s, interest in Merino sheep increased.
• He led an unsuccessful attempt to introduce Merino sheep into the Chamonix valley.

• "merino sheep" meaning in Chinese: 麦兰奴种绵羊
• "merino sheep" meaning in Japanese: merino shèep 〔動〕メリノ種のヒツジ．
• "merino sheep" meaning in Russian: меринос
• "merino sheep" meaning in French: un mouton mérinos (mouton porteur d'une laine épaisse et r...