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–noun, plural gaurs, (especially collectively

) gaur.

a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 ft. (1.8 m) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.

[Origin: 1800–10; < Hindi < Skt gaura

]

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n. A large, dark-coated wild ox (Bos gaurus) of hilly areas of southeast Asia. Also called seladang.

[Hindi, from Sanskrit gauraḥ; see g^wou- in Indo-European roots.]

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gaur
noun
wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India

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Gaur\ (g[add]r or gour), n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) An East Indian species of wild cattle (Bibos gauris), of large size and an untamable disposition. [Spelt also gour.]

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