gaur

[gouuh r, gou-er]

noun, plural gaurs, (especially collectively) gaur.

a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.

Origin of gaur

1800–10; < Hindi < Sanskrit gaura

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Examples from the Web for gaur

Historical Examples of gaur

The latter are a cross between an Agharia and a Gaur (Ahīr) woman.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India
R. V. Russell
The limbs of the Gaur have more of the form of the deer than any other of the bovine genus.
Delineations of the Ox Tribe
George Vasey
The form of the Gaur is not so lengthened as that of the Arna.
Delineations of the Ox Tribe
George Vasey
The gaur (Bos gaurus), the “bison” of sportsmen, is found in all Bison.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4
Various
It is, however, said not to cross in a state of nature with the Gaur.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia
Frank Evers Beddard

British Dictionary definitions for gaur

gaur

noun

a large wild member of the cattle tribe, Bos gaurus, inhabiting mountainous regions of S Asia

Word Origin for gaur

C19: from Hindi, from Sanskrit gāŭra

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