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South Devon noun[ C ] uk /ˌsaʊθ ˈdev.ən/ us /ˌsaʊθ ˈdev.ən/ a type of brown cow, originally bred in England, that is kept for its meat: Glossy-flanked South Devons and white-faced Herefords lie placidly in the straw. He rears South Devon cattle on his small farm. The South Devon was classified as a beef breed in the 1970s. They said it looked like a South Devon or a beefy Jersey. The fields were dotted with tan-coloured South Devon cattle. We walked past groups of reddish-brown South Devon cattle. This area is the home of the large, sandy red South Devon cow. The red varieties may have South Devon, Red Poll, or Shorthorn blood. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Cattle & similar animals Aberdeen Angus Africander Alderney Angus Ankole cattle Charbray Charolais Chianina Corriente Holstein-Friesian Irish Moiled jersey Kerry Kobe Randall Lineback Red Angus Red Poll Sahiwal Salers |