kouprey

kou·prey

 (ko͞o′prā′)

n.

A large wild ox (Bos sauveli) of Cambodia, having a gray or blackish coat and, in the male, a large dewlap and long, spreading horns.

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[Khmer kọọprẹy, wild ox : kọọ, cow, ox (from Old Khmer go, from Sanskrit gauḥ, go-; see g^wou- in Indo-European roots) + prẹy, forest (from Old Khmer vrai).]

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kouprey

(ˈkuːpreɪ)

n

(Animals) a large wild member of the cattle tribe, Box sauveli, of SE Asia, having a blackish-brown body and white legs: an endangered species

[C20: from French, from a Cambodian native name, from Pali gō cow + Khmer brai forest]

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