Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A wild ox (Bos javanicus) of Southeast Asia, having a chestnut coat in the female and a brownish-black coat in the male, with white on the lower legs and rump, and long, curved horns in the male.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A species of ox, Bos banteng or B. sondaicus, a local race in the Malay archipelago.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The wild ox of Java (
Bibos Banteng ).
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- noun A wild
ox , Bos javanicus, found inBorneo ,Malaysia and theIndochina peninsula.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun wild ox of the Malay Archipelago
Etymologies
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This chapter describes the domesticated form, but we retain the name banteng to reinforce the fact that the animal is not a breed of cattle, but a distinct species.
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The banteng, which is native to Southeast Asia, is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and is protected by law in Cambodia.
The Shad Plank 2010
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The banteng, which is native to Southeast Asia, is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and is protected by law in Cambodia.
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The name "banteng" has traditionally referred to the wild form of Bos javanicus; the name "Bali cattle" to the domesticated form.
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Occassionally we would glimpse a couple of the Balinese cattle called 'banteng'.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Occassionally we would glimpse a couple of the Balinese cattle called 'banteng'.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Occassionally we would glimpse a couple of the Balinese cattle called 'banteng'.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - Pengamat tinju nasional Samsul Anwar Harahap berharap para petinju amatir Indonesia yang bertarung ibarat "banteng" bisa berubah menjadi "matador" saat berada di dalam ring menghadapi lawannya.
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Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - Pengamat tinju nasional Samsul Anwar Harahap berharap para petinju amatir Indonesia yang bertarung ibarat "banteng" bisa berubah menjadi "matador" saat berada di dalam ring menghadapi lawannya.
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The ecology of banteng (Bos Javanicus) in the national park of Ujung Kulon.
Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia 2009
chained_bear commented on the word banteng
"...they met in the buffalo-market. For a while they talked about the animals' wild relations, the banteng and the gaur..."
--Patrick O'Brian, The Thirteen Gun Salute, 241
March 5, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word banteng
Trivet? Another ungulate for you?
October 13, 2008