brahmin bull

brahmin bull
brahmin bull (US Brahman bull) or brahmin cow (US Brahman cow) noun
The zebu, or a zebu cross
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Main Entry:Brahma

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  • Brahman bull — brahmin bull (US Brahman bull) or brahmin cow (US Brahman cow) noun The zebu, or a zebu cross • • • Main Entry: ↑Brahma …   Useful english dictionary

  • Brahmin — Brahman Brah man, Brahmin Brah min, n.; pl. {Brahmans}, {Brahmins}. [Skr. Br[=a]hmana (cf. Brahman worship, holiness; the God Brahma, also Brahman): cf. F. Brahmane, Brachmane, Bramine, L. Brachmanae, manes, mani, pl., Gr. ?, pl.] 1. A person of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Brahmin — [ brα:mɪn] noun 1》 variant spelling of Brahman (in sense 1). 2》 US a socially or culturally superior person. 3》 (also Brahminy bull or US Brahman) an ox of a humped breed originally domesticated in India. Derivatives Brahminical adjective …   English new terms dictionary

  • Indian bull — Zebu e bu, n. [?. z[ e]bu; of uncertain origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bovine mammal ({Ros Indicus}) extensively domesticated in India, China, the East Indies, and East Africa. It usually has short horns, large pendulous ears, slender legs, a large… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sacred bull — Zebu e bu, n. [?. z[ e]bu; of uncertain origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bovine mammal ({Ros Indicus}) extensively domesticated in India, China, the East Indies, and East Africa. It usually has short horns, large pendulous ears, slender legs, a large… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Brahman bull — Brahman Brah man, Brahmin Brah min, n.; pl. {Brahmans}, {Brahmins}. [Skr. Br[=a]hmana (cf. Brahman worship, holiness; the God Brahma, also Brahman): cf. F. Brahmane, Brachmane, Bramine, L. Brachmanae, manes, mani, pl., Gr. ?, pl.] 1. A person of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Brahman cow — brahmin bull (US Brahman bull) or brahmin cow (US Brahman cow) noun The zebu, or a zebu cross • • • Main Entry: ↑Brahma …   Useful english dictionary

  • Indian ox — Zebu e bu, n. [?. z[ e]bu; of uncertain origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bovine mammal ({Ros Indicus}) extensively domesticated in India, China, the East Indies, and East Africa. It usually has short horns, large pendulous ears, slender legs, a large… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Madras ox — Zebu e bu, n. [?. z[ e]bu; of uncertain origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bovine mammal ({Ros Indicus}) extensively domesticated in India, China, the East Indies, and East Africa. It usually has short horns, large pendulous ears, slender legs, a large… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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