BOS INDICUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Bos indicus mean? 

• BOS INDICUS (noun)
  The noun BOS INDICUS has 1 sense:

1. any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding

  Familiarity information: BOS INDICUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOS INDICUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Bos indicus; Brahma; Brahman; Brahmin

Hypernyms ("Bos indicus" is a kind of...):

bovine (any of various members of the genus Bos)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Bos indicus"):

zebu (domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia)

Holonyms ("Bos indicus" is a member of...):

Bos; genus Bos (wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini)