kouprey
[ koo-prey ]
/ ˈku preɪ /
noun, plural kou·preys, (especially collectively) kou·prey.
a wild ox, Bibos (Novibos) sauveli, of Laos and Cambodia, having a blackish-brown body with white markings on the back and feet: an endangered species.
Also called
gray ox.
Origin of kouprey
Words nearby kouprey
kotzebue,
kotzebue sound,
koufax,
koulibiaca,
koumis,
kouprey,
koura,
kourbash,
kouros,
kourou,
koussevitzky
British Dictionary definitions for kouprey
kouprey
/ (ˈkuːpreɪ) /
noun
a large wild member of the cattle tribe, Box sauveli, of SE Asia, having a blackish-brown body and white legs: an endangered species
Word Origin for kouprey
C20: from French, from a Cambodian native name, from Pali
gō cow + Khmer
brai forest