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单词 kouprey
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Definition of kouprey in English:

kouprey

noun ˈkuːpreɪ
  • A very rare grey ox found in the forests of SE Asia.

    Bos sauveli, family Bovidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Six were found in the 1990s in remote forests in Vietnam - a rhino, a rabbit, three deer and a primate - but they were the first since the discovery of the kouprey in the area in 1937.
    • Nevertheless, the kouprey is shy and more difficult to kill than either gaur or banteng.
    • There are five or six explanations for our data, but the explanation that fits the data best is that the kouprey is a domestic ox that went wild.
    • The animal was expected to be similar to other wild cattle found in the same area, including the gaur and the kouprey, or gray ox.
    • Weighing in at about 220 pounds, the saola is the largest land-dwelling mammal introduced to science since the kouprey, or gray ox, was described in 1937.

Origin

1940s: from Khmer.

 
 
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