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. [Bengali gay  l, probably from Sanskrit gau , ox; see gwou- in Indo-European roots.] |
gayal [gəˈjæl]
n pl gayal, gayals
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an ox of India and Myanmar, Bibos frontalis, possibly a semidomesticated variety of gaur, black or brown with white stockings
[from Bengali gayāl, from Sanskrit gāŭra; compare gaur]
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| Noun | 1. |  gayal - ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaurBibos, genus Bibos - wild ox Asian wild ox - genus of Asiatic wild oxen |
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