Heck

English

/hɛk/

proper noun
Definitions
  • A hardy breed of domestic cattle, the result of an attempt to breed back the extinct aurochs from modern aurochs-derived cattle in the 1920s and 1930s.

Etymology

Derived from German Heck (back, rear, stern).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Heck

Gloss

back, rear, stern

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Other

Kanji

後, 背

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