gayal

[ guh-yahl ]

noun

, plural ga·yals, (especially collectively) ga·yal.

1. an ox, Bibos frontalis, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, sometimes considered to be a domesticated breed of the gaur.

gayal

/ ɡəˈjæl /

noun

1. an ox of India and Myanmar, Bibos frontalis, possibly a semidomesticated variety of gaur, black or brown with white stockings

Word History and Origins

Origin of gayal¹

First recorded in 1780–90, gayal is from the Bengali word gayāl

Word History and Origins

Origin of gayal¹

C19: from Bengali gayāl, from Sanskrit gāŭra; compare gaur

Example Sentences

The usual manner employed to catch the full-grown gayal is to surround a field of corn with a strong fence.

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The animal here alluded to is another species of Gayal found wild in the hills of Chatgaon.

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According to this gentleman the Gayal lives to the age of twenty or twenty-five years, and reaches its full growth at five years.

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It rarely quits the mountain tract of the south-east frontier, and never mixes with the Gobbay, or village Gayal of the plains.

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The representation of the Gayal here given was taken from a living specimen in the Zoological Gardens, 1846.

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