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Look up: Gaur

  1. Gaur
    The gaur (or gour, seladang) is one of the larget of the ox tribe found in the mountain jungles of India and Malaya. It is renowned for its shoulder hide, which even when dried is often more than 5cm thick, and was used to make shields.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. gaur
    [n] - wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Gaur
    Gaur (gar or gour) noun [ Native name.] (Zoology) An East Indian species of wild cattle ( Bibos gauris ), of large size and an untamable disposition. [ Spelt also gour .]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/14

  4. gaur
    <zoology> An East Indian species of wild cattle (Bibos gauris), of large size and an untamable disposition. [Spelt also gour. ... Origin: Native name. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. gaur
    Bibos gaurus noun wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. Gaur
    The `Gaur` (`Bos gaurus`, previously `Bibos gauris`) is a large, dark-coated ox of South Asia and Southeast Asia. The biggest populations are found today in India. It is also called `seladang` or in context with safari tourisms `Indian bison`, which is technically incorrect. The gaur is the largest of all wild cattle, bigger even than the Wild Asiatic Water Buffalo and Bison. The domesticated form of the gaur is called `gayal` or `mithun`.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaur

  7. Gaur
    • (n.) An East Indian species of wild cattle (Bibos gauris), of large size and an untamable disposition.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. gaur
    (Bos gaurus), one of several species of wild cattle, family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla). The gaur lives in small herds in the mountain forests of ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/13

  9. Gaur
    Gaur (gour) , ruined city, West Bengal state, India. Known also as Lakhnauti, the city was an ancient Hindu capital of Bengal. It was captured (c.1200) by the Islamic rulers of Delhi and remained a center of their culture until its abandonment in the late 16th cent. In 1537–38 Gaur was besiege...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0

  10. gaur
    gaur, large wild ox of Southeast Asia, having a humplike ridge on the back. The gaur, Bos gaurus, is thought to be the largest of the wild cattle; the bulls may measure more than 6 ft (1.8 m) at the shoulder and weigh more than a ton. The coat in both sexes is generally dark brown, but the lower leg...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08203


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