gayal

[guh-yahl]

noun, plural ga·yals, (especially collectively) ga·yal.

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

Origin of gayal

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

Also called mithan.

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Historical Examples of gayal

The natives call him the As'l Gayal, in contra-distinction to the Gabay.
Delineations of the Ox Tribe
George Vasey
In Asia it should include the great Indian rhinoceros and its allied species, the burrhel, the Nilgiri tahr and the gayal.
Our Vanishing Wild Life
William T. Hornaday
The female offspring of a male Zebu and a female Gayal was mated with a male Bison.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia
Frank Evers Beddard
The Gayal affords the richest milk, and prefers feeding on trees.
Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals
R. Lee
The animal here alluded to is another species of Gayal found wild in the hills of Chatgaon.
Delineations of the Ox Tribe
George Vasey

British Dictionary definitions for gayal

gayal

noun plural gayal or gayals

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

Word Origin for gayal

C19: from Bengali gayāl, from Sanskrit gāŭra; compare gaur

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