| 释义 |
zebu|ˈziːbjuː|
[ad. F. zébu (Buffon, who states that it was shown under this name at a fair in Paris in 1752).]
A humped species of ox, Bos indicus, domesticated from the most ancient times in India, China, Japan, and parts of Africa.
1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1776) III. 23 Others among them [sc. bisons], such as the zebu, or Barbary cow, are very small. 1844Carpenter Zool. §269 The Zebu or Brahmin Ox. 1894Chambers's Jrnl. 2 July 488/1 Zebus (the pigmy cattle of Ceylon).
attrib.1847W. C. L. Martin Ox 19/1 The zebu race is not confined to India, China, and the Indian islands, but is found on the eastern coast of Africa, and in..Madagascar. 1903Times 9 Jan. 5/2 He bred a female hybrid from a zebu bull and a gayal cow. |