BANTENG

banteng, banting, tsine, Bos banteng

(noun) wild ox of the Malay Archipelago

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

banteng (plural bantengs)

A wild ox, Bos javanicus, found in Borneo, Malaysia and the Indochina peninsula.

Source: Wiktionary


Ban"teng, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The wild ox of Java (Bibos Banteng).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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