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ban·teng

(băn′tĕng)

A wild ox (Bos javanicus) of Southeast Asia, having a chestnut coat in the female and a brownish-black coat in the male, with white on the lower legs and rump, and long, curved horns in the male.

[Malay.]

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banteng

(ˈbænˌtɛŋ)

(Animals) another name for banting

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ban•teng

(ˈbæn tɛŋ)

n., pl. -tengs, (esp. collectively) -teng.

a wild ox, Bos banteng (javanicus), of SE Asia and Malaysia, resembling the domestic cow.

[< Indonesian Malay banténg < Javanese banṭéng]

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banteng - wild ox of the Malay Archipelago

Bos banteng, tsine, banting

Bos, genus Bos - wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini

wild ox, ox - any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos

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