gayal

ga·yal  (g-yäl)

n.

A domesticated bovine mammal (Bos frontalis) of India and Myanmar (Burma), having thick pointed horns, a dark coat, and a tufted tail.

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[Bengali gayl, probably from Sanskrit gau, ox; see g^wou- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gayal - ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur Bibos frontalis, mithan Bibos, genus Bibos - wild ox Asian wild ox - genus of Asiatic wild oxen