gaur
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гaур
Gaur
An Asian species of wild bovine, of large size and an untamable dispositionAn Asian species of wild bovine (Bos gaurus), of large size and an untamable disposition.
UK/ˈɡaʊ.ə/US/ˈɡaʊ.əɹ/
Meaning
1 sensesAn Asian species of wild bovine (Bos gaurus), of large size and an untamable disposition.
Gaur
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More definitions
- wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
Bos gaurus:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Bos gaurus:
Origin
Borrowed from Hindi गौर (gaur), from Sanskrit गौर (gaura). Attested in English since the eBorrowed from Hindi गौर (gaur), from Sanskrit गौर (gaura). Attested in English since the early 19th century. Doublet of gayal.
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Forms
plural: gaurs / gaurSynonyms
2 synonymsBos gaurus:Bos frontalis gaurus
Close in meaning
- wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India:Bibos gaurus
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.