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zebu - Word of the Day - Sat Feb 25, 2023


Myr

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zebu - an oxlike domestic animal of Asian and Africa: it has a large hump

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A zebu looks like a strange cross between a cow and a camel.

 

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And is it from the same root word as zebra?  if it is, it must mean strange looking animal - either strange looking cow (zebu) or strange looking horse (zebra). 

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2 hours ago, Bill W said:

And is it from the same root word as zebra?  if it is, it must mean strange looking animal - either strange looking cow (zebu) or strange looking horse (zebra). 

Zebra comes from the Portuguese zebron, meaning wild ass.

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