gayal
an ox,Bibos frontalis, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, sometimes considered to be a domesticated breed of the gaur.
Origin of gayal
1- Also called mithan.
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How to use gayal in a sentence
The usual manner employed to catch the full-grown gayal is to surround a field of corn with a strong fence.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. SterndaleThe animal here alluded to is another species of gayal found wild in the hills of Chatgaon.
Delineations of the Ox Tribe | George VaseyAccording to this gentleman the gayal lives to the age of twenty or twenty-five years, and reaches its full growth at five years.
Delineations of the Ox Tribe | George VaseyIt rarely quits the mountain tract of the south-east frontier, and never mixes with the Gobbay, or village gayal of the plains.
Delineations of the Ox Tribe | George VaseyThe representation of the gayal here given was taken from a living specimen in the Zoological Gardens, 1846.
Delineations of the Ox Tribe | George Vasey
British Dictionary definitions for gayal
/ (ɡəˈjæl) /
an ox of India and Myanmar, Bibos frontalis, possibly a semidomesticated variety of gaur, black or brown with white stockings
Origin of gayal
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