MINORCA

Etymology

Proper noun

Minorca

One of the Balearic Islands of Spain.

A breed of poultry.

• ”Yet another breed which has fallen from grace, more through unwise breeding than any fault of its own is the Minorca. See ref. p.43.

Anagrams

• Romanic, maricon, moracin

Source: Wiktionary



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