zebu

[ zee-byoo, -boo ]

/ ˈzi byu, -bu /

one of a domesticated form of cattle, Bos taurus indicus, of India, having a large hump over the shoulders and a large dewlap.

Origin of zebu

First recorded in 1765–75, zebu is from the French word zébu, of obscure origin

Well, dear, the crocodile has great teeth and would eat the zebu.

Danger! and Other Stories |Arthur Conan Doyle
But then the Zebu is a domestic race, and we do not know what the wild stock was like.

The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers Beddard
Figures representing the zebu are found on some of the most ancient monuments of that country.

An Alphabet of Quadrupeds |Anonymous
Can any one say wherein consists the similarity between a dwarf Zebu and a Mouse, or a Flamingo?

Delineations of the Ox Tribe |George Vasey

Legaspi paid him the usual funeral honours in Zebu, and punished those who were found to be concerned in this mutiny.

An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol I (of 2) |Martinez de Zuniga

zebu

/ (ˈziːbuː) /

a domesticated ox, Bos indicus, having a humped back, long horns, and a large dewlap: used in India and E Asia as a draught animal

C18: from French zébu, perhaps of Tibetan origin