HyperDic: bos_indicus

English > 1 sense of the expression Bos indicus:
NOUNanimalBos indicus, Brahman, Brahma, Brahminany of several breeds of Indian cattle
English > Bos indicus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding.
SynonymsBrahman, Brahma, Brahmin
Member ofBos, genus Boswild and domestic cattle
Narrowerzebudomesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap
BroaderbovineAny of various members of the genus Bos

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