gaur
English
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Etymology
From Hindi गौर (gaur), from Sanskrit गौर (gaura). Attested in English since the early 19th century.
Pronunciation
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Noun
gaur (plural gaurs or gaur)
- An East Indian species of wild cattle (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.), of large size and an untamable disposition.
Synonyms
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Translations
Bos gaurus
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References
- “gaur”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “gaur”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
Further reading
gaur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bos frontalis gaurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Bos gaurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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Anagrams
Basque
Pronunciation
Adverb
gaur (comparative gaurrago, superlative gaurren, excessive gaurregi)
Derived terms
Czech
Noun
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- gaur, wild cattle
French
Noun
gaur m (plural gaurs)
Further reading
- “gaur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Icelandic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
gaur m (genitive singular gaurs, nominative plural gaurar)
Declension
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