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 Definitions of zebu  [ˈzi byu, -bu]  

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Definition of 'zebu' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) zebu
one of a domesticated variety of cattle, Bos taurus indicus, of India, having a large hump over the shoulders and a large dewlap.

Etymology:  (1765–75; < F zébu, of obscure orig.)

Definition of 'zebu' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) zebu
domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia


Definition of 'zebu' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) zebu
a bovine mammal (Ros Indicus) extensively domesticated in India, China, the East Indies, and East Africa. It usually has short horns, large pendulous ears, slender legs, a large dewlap, and a large, prominent hump over the shoulders; but these characters vary in different domestic breeds, which range in size from that of the common ox to that of a large mastiff


Definitions of 'zebu' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  zebu
one of the Visaya group of the Philippine Islands, E. of Negros.



'zebu' - Nearby Entries  

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