ETYM French zébu; of uncertain origin.
Domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia.
Ox with hump and dewlap.
Humped ox of the East and E Africa.
Any of a species of cattle Bos indicus found domesticated in E Asia, India, and Africa. It is usually light-colored, with large horns and a large fatty hump near the shoulders. It is used for pulling loads, and is held by some Hindus to be sacred. There are about 30 breeds.
Zebus have been crossbred with other species of cattle in hot countries to pass on their qualities of heat tolerance and insect resistance. In the US, they are called Brahman cattle. + prikaži više