SantaGertrudis

SantaGertrudis
San·ta Ger·tru·dis (săn'tə gər-tro͞oʹdĭs) n. pl. Santa Gertrudis
Any of a breed of large beef cattle that are highly resistant to heat and insects, developed in the United States by crossing Brahmans and shorthorns.
  [After theSanta Gertrudis section of the King Ranch in Kingsville, Texas.]

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