Zebu Definition

zēbo͝o, -byo͝o
zebus
noun
A domesticated ox (Bos indicus) native to Asia and parts of Africa: it has a large hump over the shoulders, short, curving horns, pendulous ears, and a large dewlap and is resistant to heat and insect-borne diseases.
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Other Word Forms of Zebu

Noun

Singular:
zebu
Plural:
zebus

Origin of Zebu

  • From French zébu, from Tibetan (perhaps མཛོ་པོ (mdzo po, “male bull-yak hybrid")).

    From Wiktionary

  • French zébu

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Zebu Sentence Examples

  • The ordinary cattle of Hainan are apparently a cross between the little yellow cow of south China and the zebu of India.

  • He also finds out how to make an altogether stranger dish consisting of zebu cattle penis and sprigs of marijuana.

  • A longitudinal study of 450 mainly small east African zebu cattle was conducted in 9 villages in 4 districts in South Eastern Uganda.

  • The horns of the zebu variety are sometimes four feet long.

  • In Europe the name zebu is generally applied to the Indian breed, although no such designation is known in India itself.

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Words Starting With

ZZEZEB

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