gaur
[gouuh r, gou-er]
- 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.
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Origin of gaur
1800–10; < Hindi < Sanskrit gaura
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Historical Examples
The latter are a cross between an Agharia and a Gaur (Ahīr) woman.
The limbs of the Gaur have more of the form of the deer than any other of the bovine genus.
Delineations of the Ox TribeGeorge Vasey
The form of the Gaur is not so lengthened as that of the Arna.
Delineations of the Ox TribeGeorge Vasey
The gaur (Bos gaurus), the “bison” of sportsmen, is found in all Bison.
It is, however, said not to cross in a state of nature with the Gaur.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., MammaliaFrank Evers Beddard
gaur
- a large wild member of the cattle tribe, Bos gaurus, inhabiting mountainous regions of S Asia
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Word Origin
C19: from Hindi, from Sanskrit gāŭra
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