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zebu.

A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos taurus indicus or bos indicus).

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈziː.b(j)uː/Received-Pronunciation/ˈzɛ.b(j)uː/Received-Pronunciation/ˈzeɪ.b(j)uː/Received-Pronunciation/ˈzi.b(j)u/General-American
  1. A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos taurus indicus or bos indicus).

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French zébu, probably from Tibetan མཛོ་པོ (mdzo po, “male bull–yak hybrid”), whence also zobo.

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