Banteng

//ˈbæn.tɛŋ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A wild ox, Bos javanicus, found in Borneo, Malaysia and the Indochina peninsula.
  2. 2
    wild ox of the Malay Archipelago wordnet

Synonyms

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bantingbos bantengtsine

Example

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"Zoo officials say they're pursuing the cloning of animals like the banteng in an effort to boost the fragile gene pools of threatened species. Even so, Mr. Ryder says the zoo's primary mission remains the protection of rare species in the wild, not populating their exhibits."

Etymology

From Malay banteng.

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