Gaur
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An Asian species of wild bovine (Bos gaurus), of large size and an untamable disposition.
"[…] I am sure that the American bison is the grandest of them all. His only rivals for the kingship are the Indian bison, or gaur (Bos gaurus), of Southern India, and the aurochs, or European bison, both of which really surpass him in height, if not in actual balk also."
- 2 wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India wordnet
- 1 An ancient Bengali city presently divided between Bangladesh and India, named Lakhnauti in the 12th century C.E. and Jannatabad in the 16th century.
Example
More examples"[…] I am sure that the American bison is the grandest of them all. His only rivals for the kingship are the Indian bison, or gaur (Bos gaurus), of Southern India, and the aurochs, or European bison, both of which really surpass him in height, if not in actual balk also."
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi गौर (gaur), from Sanskrit गौर (gaura). Attested in English since the early 19th century. Doublet of gayal.
Borrowed from Bengali গৌড় (gōuṛ).
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