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Ox vs Zebu - What's the difference?

ox | zebu |

As nouns the difference between ox and zebu

is that ox is an adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus while zebu is a domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (subspecies: Bos primigenius indicus).

As a proper noun Ox

is a Chinese constellation located near Capricorn, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle.

ox

English

(wikipedia ox)

Noun

(oxen)
  • An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus )
  • Any bovine animal (tribe Bovini ) used as a beast of burden

    • Derived terms

    * grunting ox * have the black ox tread on one's foot * Indian ox * Japanese ox * Javan ox * musk ox * ox bile * ox bow * ox gall * ox pith * ox is in the ditch * ox ray *

    Descendants

    * Abenaki: (l) * Malecite-Passamaquoddy: (l) * Unami: ----

    zebu

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap ().

    • See also

    * ----