zebu

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a domesticated humped form of cattle, Bos taurus indicus, adapted to hot climates and widely kept in South Asia, Africa, and elsewhere

   The zebu's shoulder hump and loose dewlap help distinguish it from many taurine cattle.

Borrowed through French zebu, probably ultimately from Tibetan mdzo, a cattle-yak hybrid, with the exact transmission uncertain. English uses zebu for the humped indicine form of domestic cattle.

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