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Dorper
noun
Dor·per
\ˈdȯrpər\
Definition of Dorper
1 : a breed of mutton-type sheep with white body and black face and a pelt of mingled wool and hair developed in South Africa by crossing the blackhead Persian and the Dorset Horn breeds
2 or dorper plural Dorpers or dorpers : any sheep of the Dorper breed
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Origin and Etymology of dorper
Dorset Horn + Persian (sheep)
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