I. ˈsəsiks adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Sussex, county of southern England
: of or from the county of Sussex, England : of the kind or style prevalent in Sussex
II. noun
1. usually capitalized : an English breed of dark red beef cattle similar to the Devon but larger and with incurving horns
2. usually capitalized : an English breed of domestic fowls of the meat type with single combs and usually speckled or red plumage
3. : sussex spaniel
4. -es : an animal of a Sussex breed