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Angus

Angus

3.7
A breed of black hornless cattle from Scotland valued for meat
  • noun
  • /ˈæŋɡəs/
translation icon : Angus
  • Walker, who imported and bred Black Angus cattle like the ones you see in this photo.

Have yourself a Black Angus Friday with two free steaks from Good Ranchers.

Examples

  • The farmer decided to raise Black Angus cattle for their high-quality beef.

  • Some cattle grow massive horns like these Texas Longhorns, and others like this Angus are naturally hornless, A trait known as pulled.

  • You must be angus and jill.

  • I'm talking about your Angus man and Shiner Sam told me that this is another like high end type of breed.

  • Have yourself a Black Angus Friday with two free steaks from Good Ranchers.

  • Have yourself a Black Angus Friday with two free steaks from Good Ranchers.

  • Tangy is our sit down from Black Angus Steakhouse.

  • We have our Aberdeen Angus, Aberdeen, Aberdeen beef mince.

  • Another pie, an Aberdeen Angus steak and ale top crust pie.

  • It's tied with the Black Pepper Angus steak bowl and the firecracker shrimp bowl.

Synonyms

Black Angus
vsAngus
2 3.8

A type of black cow from Scotland without horns that farmers raise for good beef

is the general name for that breed without the extra label
Aberdeen Angus
vsAngus
4.8

A black hornless type of cattle from Scotland that farmers raise for high quality beef

is the general name for that breed rather than a specific label

Compounds

2 3.8

A type of black cow from Scotland without horns that farmers raise for good beef

A black hornless type of cattle from Scotland that farmers raise for high quality beef

Surface Forms

Angus singular
Anguses plural

Etymology

Angus for the cattle comes from the Scottish county called Angus, where farmers bred a strong, black, hornless cow that became famous for good beef, so the breed took the place name. So when you see Angus on meat, it means beef from that particular breed.