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Definition of zebu in English: zebunounˈziːbuːˈziˌb(j)u another term for Brahmin (sense 3) Example sentencesExamples - A zebu hybrid cow was found dead, and strange incisions were found on its body.
- On the bovine family tree, zebu are ten times further removed from the three members of the B. taurus group than those three are from one another.
- Most modern African herds represent mixtures of two breeds: Africa's native cattle, called taurines, and a slightly larger Asian breed, known as zebu, which was domesticated before it arrived in Africa.
- None of them merit the same pious attention as our own original zebu.
Origin Late 18th century: from French zébu, of unknown origin. Definition of zebu in US English: zebunounˈziˌb(j)uˈzēˌb(y)o͞o another term for Brahman (sense 3) Example sentencesExamples - None of them merit the same pious attention as our own original zebu.
- Most modern African herds represent mixtures of two breeds: Africa's native cattle, called taurines, and a slightly larger Asian breed, known as zebu, which was domesticated before it arrived in Africa.
- A zebu hybrid cow was found dead, and strange incisions were found on its body.
- On the bovine family tree, zebu are ten times further removed from the three members of the B. taurus group than those three are from one another.
Origin Late 18th century: from French zébu, of unknown origin. |