/kooh"pray/ , n. , pl. koupreys , ( esp. collectively ) kouprey .
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 .
[ 1935-40; ( ko:prey (written go brai )
go COW 1 + Khmer brai forest ]