Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large, dark brown wild ox (Bos gaurus) of tropical woodlands of South and Southeast Asia.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
gare . - noun A large wild ox of India, Bibos gaurus, the wild stock of the domesticated gayal, and related to the zebu.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) An East Indian species of wild cattle (
Bibos gauris ), of large size and an untamable disposition.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An East Indian species of wild cattle (Bos gaurus), of large size and an untamable disposition.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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With its huge head, massive body, and sturdy limbs, the gaur is the embodiment of vigor and strength.
6 Wild Banteng 1983
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The Year 2000, was a story about how a group of scientists were trying to help save an endangered species of bovine called the gaur by using modern-day cattle as surrogates for clones.
BrianKaneOnline 2010
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Bob Lanza of Advanced Cell Technology in Worcester, Massachusetts cloned an endangered wild cattle species called the gaur using a cow's egg.
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For my part, I threatened to throw out all her chew toys and make her live on nothing but bamboo and gaur chips.
Louis Bayard: A Tiger Mom Shares Her Secrets Louis Bayard 2011
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For my part, I threatened to throw out all her chew toys and make her live on nothing but bamboo and gaur chips.
Louis Bayard: A Tiger Mom Shares Her Secrets Louis Bayard 2011
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Stuart said the same approach could be applied to a variety of species in Asia, including the wild water buffalo, several types of primates and the gaur, the world's largest cattle.
Experts call for protecting sites in Asia to ensure the survival of the tiger 2010
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As it turned out, I did see lots of wildlife -- elephants, monkeys, spotted deer (or chital), bison-like gaur, and wild pigs (see slideshow above) -- but alas I was not lucky when it came to tigers.
Bill Chameides: Save the Tiger ... Indian Style Bill Chameides 2010
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Stuart said the same approach could be applied to a range of species in Asia, including the wild water buffalo, several types of primates and the gaur, the largest cattle on earth.
Experts call for protecting sites in Asia to ensure the survival of the tiger 2010
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Stuart said the same approach could be applied to a variety of species in Asia, including the wild water buffalo, several types of primates and the gaur, the world's largest cattle.
Experts call for protecting sites in Asia to ensure the survival of the tiger 2010
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"The report did not reveal where the rhino was snapped, but said the photo was taken in a wildlife corridor targeted by the Wildlife and National Parks Department which also spotted elephants, sun bears and the bison-like gaur."
Archive 2007-12-01 2007
chained_bear commented on the word gaur
For a usage note see banteng.
March 5, 2008