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zebu
[ zee-byoo, -boo ]
noun
- one of a domesticated form of cattle, Bos taurus indicus, of India, having a large hump over the shoulders and a large dewlap.
zebu
/ ˈziːbuː /
noun
- 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of zebu1
First recorded in 1765–75, zebu is from the French word zébu, of obscure origin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of zebu1
C18: from French zébu, perhaps of Tibetan origin
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Example Sentences
The small ox of Belon which we have seen, and call by the name of zebu, is no more than a variety in the species of the ox.
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The little zebu of Arabia is not more than a tenth part the size of the bull-elephant.
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The Brahmins esteem the zebu a sacred animal; and for this reason it has received the name of the Brahmin ox.
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The zebu is an animal of the cow kind, and a native of India, and on that account is often called the Indian ox.
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Well, then, the zebu would come and live near the sandbank too—just so far as the crocodile would never see him.
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