gayal

[ guh-yahl ]

/ gəˈyɑl /

an ox, Bibos frontalis, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, sometimes considered to be a domesticated breed of the gaur.

Also called mithan.

Origin of gayal

First recorded in 1780–90, gayal is from the Bengali word gayāl

The animal here alluded to is another species of Gayal found wild in the hills of Chatgaon.

Delineations of the Ox Tribe |George Vasey
The female offspring of a male Zebu and a female Gayal was mated with a male Bison.

The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers Beddard
The natives call him the As'l Gayal, in contra-distinction to the Gabay.

Delineations of the Ox Tribe |George Vasey
According 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 Vasey

The Gayal affords the richest milk, and prefers feeding on trees.

Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals |R. Lee

gayal

/ (ɡəˈjæl) /

an ox of India and Myanmar, Bibos frontalis, possibly a semidomesticated variety of gaur, black or brown with white stockings

C19: from Bengali gayāl, from Sanskrit gāŭra; compare gaur