gayal

American  

[guh-yahl] / gəˈjɑl /

noun

• gayals,
  plural
• gayal
  plural

1. an ox, Bibos frontalis, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, sometimes considered to be a domesticated breed of the gaur.

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gayal British  

/ ɡəˈjæl /

noun

1. an ox of India and Myanmar, Bibos frontalis, possibly a semidomesticated variety of gaur, black or brown with white stockings

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• gayal
  plural
• gayals
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of gayal

First recorded in 1780–90, gayal is from the Bengali word gayāl

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Example Sentences

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gayal gayals

The gayal is of a much milder disposition than the gaur, and is extensively domesticated, and on the frontiers of Assam is considered a valuable property by the people.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale

Next to the gayal is the Gam—also a forest-dwelling ox, of large size; and, like the other, browsing upon the leaves and twigs of trees.

From Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys by William Harvey

"P.S.—Do any of the Eastern Bengal races call this mithun gayal?"

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale

The usual manner employed to catch the full-grown gayal is to surround a field of corn with a strong fence.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale

In Asia it should include the great Indian rhinoceros and its allied species, the burrhel, the Nilgiri tahr and the gayal.

From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday

On discovering a herd of wild gayals in the jungle they prepare a number of balls, the size of a man's head, composed of a particular kind of earth, salt and cotton.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale

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