Nellore

noun

Nel·​lore

nəˈlō(ə)r

: an Indian breed of large steel-gray to almost white cattle used chiefly for heavy draft and introduced in many warm regions for crossbreeding with European cattle

Word History

Etymology

from Nellore, town in southeast Indian Union

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