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单词 zebu
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Definition of zebu in English:

zebu

nounˈziːbuːˈziˌb(j)u
  • another term for Brahmin (sense 3)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A zebu hybrid cow was found dead, and strange incisions were found on its body.
    • On the bovine family tree, zebu are ten times further removed from the three members of the B. taurus group than those three are from one another.
    • Most modern African herds represent mixtures of two breeds: Africa's native cattle, called taurines, and a slightly larger Asian breed, known as zebu, which was domesticated before it arrived in Africa.
    • None of them merit the same pious attention as our own original zebu.

Origin

Late 18th century: from French zébu, of unknown origin.

Definition of zebu in US English:

zebu

nounˈziˌb(j)uˈzēˌb(y)o͞o
  • another term for Brahman (sense 3)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • None of them merit the same pious attention as our own original zebu.
    • Most modern African herds represent mixtures of two breeds: Africa's native cattle, called taurines, and a slightly larger Asian breed, known as zebu, which was domesticated before it arrived in Africa.
    • A zebu hybrid cow was found dead, and strange incisions were found on its body.
    • On the bovine family tree, zebu are ten times further removed from the three members of the B. taurus group than those three are from one another.

Origin

Late 18th century: from French zébu, of unknown origin.

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