ˈzēˌbyü, -bü noun
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Etymology: French zébu, perhaps modification of Tibetan mdzopho male of a hybrid of the yak bull and the zebu
: an Asiatic ox ( Bos indicus ) domesticated and differentiated into many breeds in India, China, the East Indies, and parts of Africa, used chiefly for draft, for riding, or for milk or flesh, and distinguished from European cattle with which it crosses freely by the presence of a large fleshy hump over the shoulders, a loose skin prolonged into dewlap and folds under the belly, pendulous ears, and marked resistance to the injurious effects of heat and insect attack — compare brahman
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