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zebu vs Bos indicus

Bos indicus vs zebu

zebu and Bos indicus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
zebu Yes No No No
Bos indicus Yes No No No
As nouns, Bos indicus is a hypernym of zebu; that is, Bos indicus is a word with a broader meaning than zebu:
  • 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
  • Bos indicus: 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
Other hypernyms of zebu include Brahma, Brahman, Brahmin.
zebu (noun) Bos indicus (noun)
domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia 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
Difference between zebu and Bos indicus

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