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Definition of "zebu" []

  • A domesticated ox (Bos indicus) of Asia and eastern Africa, having a prominent hump on the back and a large dewlap. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "zebu" in a sentence
  • "Many people called the zebu a buffalo; but the zebu is the zebu."
  • "But no indeed, the buffalo is one thing and the zebu is another."
  • "Some animals are fairly resistant to this disease, others such as zebu cattle, asses and horses are not."
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