1. Noun
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 dewlap, and a large, prominent hump over the shoulders; but these characters vary in different domestic breeds, which range in size from that of the common ox to that of a large mastiff.
2. Noun
domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia
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