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gaur  (gour)
n.
A large, dark-coated wild ox (Bos gaurus) of hilly areas of southeast Asia. Also called seladang.
[Hindi, from Sanskrit gaura; see gwou- in Indo-European roots.]
gaur [gaʊə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large wild member of the cattle tribe, Bos gaurus, inhabiting mountainous regions of S Asia
[from Hindi, from Sanskrit gāŭra]
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Noun1.gaurgaur - wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India
Bibos gaurus
Bibos, genus Bibos - wild ox
Asian wild ox - genus of Asiatic wild oxen


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