zebus
Asian draft cattle
Zebus are a type of domestic cattle native to South Asia, distinguished by a prominent fatty hump over the shoulders and a large dewlap.
They tolerate heat and drought better than European cattle breeds and are widely raised in tropical regions: Zebus grazed in the dusty field.
Also called Brahman cattle in North America.
Of the cattle family
- ruminantMulti-stomached grazing mammal
- dewlapHanging neck fold
- heat toleranceResistance to high temperatures
- drought resistanceCapacity to survive water scarcity
tropics · adaptation · genetics · chromosome · subspecies · ungulate · herbivore · cud
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- humpRounded raised mass
- BrahmanSupreme cosmic reality
- draft animalLivestock trained to haul
- oxenCastrated male cattle
yoke · plow · cart · agriculture · milk · dung · hide · herding
South Asian republic
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
- MadagascarAfrican island republic
- BrazilLargest South American nation
- Southeast AsiaTropical peninsula and islands
South America · tropics · subtropics · savanna · arid · semiarid · Ethiopian · Pakistani
Worthy of reverence
- HinduismAncient Indian spiritual tradition
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- religious significanceSpiritual importance or value
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
sacrifice · dowry · status · Maasai · pastoral · nomadic · traditional farming · village life
Of single breed ancestry
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- registryOfficial record of entries
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- breed standardOfficial physical specifications for purebreds
show cattle · semen · embryo · bloodline · herdbook
bovine
Of the cattle family
- ruminantMulti-stomached grazing mammal
- dewlapHanging neck fold
- heat toleranceResistance to high temperatures
drought resistance · tropics · adaptation · genetics · chromosome · subspecies · ungulate · herbivore · cud · horns
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- humpRounded raised mass
- BrahmanSupreme cosmic reality
- draft animalLivestock trained to haul
oxen · yoke · plow · cart · agriculture · milk · dung · hide · herding · pasture
India
South Asian republic
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
- MadagascarAfrican island republic
- BrazilLargest South American nation
Southeast Asia · South America · tropics · subtropics · savanna · arid · semiarid · Ethiopian · Pakistani · subcontinental
sacred
Worthy of reverence
- HinduismAncient Indian spiritual tradition
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- religious significanceSpiritual importance or value
ritual · sacrifice · dowry · status · Maasai · pastoral · nomadic · traditional farming · village life · ceremony
purebred
Of single breed ancestry
breed standard · show cattle · semen · embryo · bloodline · herdbook