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gaour

gaour is the alternative form of gaur.

Meaning of gaur

Noun

gaur (plural gaurs or gaur)

  1. An Asian species of wild bovine (Bos gaurus), of large size and an untamable disposition.
    • […] I am sure that the American bison is the grandest of them all. His only rivals for the kingship are the Indian bison, or gaur (Bos gaurus), of Southern India, and the aurochs, or European bison, both of which really surpass him in height, if not in actual balk also.1889, William T. Hornaday, The Extermination of the American Bison
    Synonyms:
    Bos frontalis gaurus

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Forms of gaour

pluralgaours

Questions about gaour

What is gaour the alternative form of?
Gaour is the alternative form of gaur.

Words near gaour in the dictionary

  1. gaothan
  2. gaothans
  3. Gaotian
  4. GAOTU
  5. gaou
  6. gaour
  7. gaours
  8. Gaoxiong
  9. Gaoyang
  10. Gaoyao
  11. gaoyinruan

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