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

Inflected Forms

noun

• gayals
  plural
• gayal
  plural

Etymology

Origin of gayal

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

Example Sentences

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 Harvey, William

The three species—gaur, gayal and banteng—inhabit Indo-Malayan countries, and all of them are dark brown with white stockings.

From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various

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 Sterndale, Robert Armitage

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 Sterndale, Robert Armitage

It is known as gayal in some parts of India, but, where the people are familiar with the mithun, the gaur is called asl'gayal, from whence Horsfield's name Bibos asseel.

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