ze·bu (z  b , -by)n. A domesticated ox (Bos indicus) of Asia and eastern Africa, having a prominent hump on the back and a large dewlap. [French zébu.] |
zebu [ˈziːbuː]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a domesticated ox, Bos indicus, having a humped back, long horns, and a large dewlap: used in India and E Asia as a draught animal
[from French zébu, perhaps of Tibetan origin]
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| Noun | 1. |  zebu - domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east AsiaBos, genus Bos - wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini Bos indicus, Brahma, Brahman, Brahmin - any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding |
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