Meanings
nounzebu (plural zebus)
plural zebus
- A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos taurus indicus or bos indicus).
Synonyms: Indian ox
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos taurus indicus or bos indicus).
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 瘤牛, 犛牛 /牦牛
- 瘤牛 (liúniú)Bos taurus indicus
- 犛牛 /牦牛 (máoniú / líniú)Bos taurus indicus
Czech zebu
- zebuBos taurus indicus
Dutch zeboe
- zeboeBos taurus indicus
Finnish seebu
- seebuBos taurus indicus
French zébu
- zébuBos taurus indicus
German Zebu, Buckelrind
- ZebuBos taurus indicus
- BuckelrindBos taurus indicus
Greek ζεμπού
- ζεμπού (zempoú)Bos taurus indicus
Hindi ज़ेबू, बैल
- ज़ेबू (zebū)Bos taurus indicus
- बैल (bail)Bos taurus indicus
Italian zebù
- zebùBos taurus indicus
Japanese 瘤牛, 犎牛
- 瘤牛 (kobuushi)Bos taurus indicus
- 犎牛 (hōgyū)Bos taurus indicus
- インド牛 (indoushi)Bos taurus indicus
- ゼブ (zebu)Bos taurus indicus
Lithuanian zèbu
- zèbuBos taurus indicus
Portuguese zebu
- zebuBos taurus indicus
Russian зе́бу
- зе́бу (zébu)Bos taurus indicus
Spanish cebú
- cebúBos taurus indicus
Vietnamese bò u, bò zebu
- bò uBos taurus indicus
- bò zebuBos taurus indicus
- bò zêbuBos taurus indicus
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
zebu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zebu
MLA
“zebu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zebu. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zebu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zebu.
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