Duroc

Duroc Definition

☆ Du·roc (do̵or′äk, dyo̵or′-)

noun

any of a breed of large red or reddish-brown hog

Etymology: after Duroc, name of a famous 19th-cent. stallion owned by a farmer who also had a herd of progenitor pigs

Duroc Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

boar: Duroc boars are used as natural servers as a back up to AI, with all selected breeding sows reared at Harnhill.

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