banteng

noun

ban·teng | \ ˈbän-ˌteŋ

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Definition of banteng

: a wild ox (Bos javanicus synonym B. banteng) of southeastern Asia sometimes domesticated for use as a draft animal or for its meat

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The Borenan banteng, a species of wild cattle, was an especially popular subject, but other animals make appearances, including a few species that may now be extinct on the island. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "The world’s oldest figurative drawing depicts a wounded animal," 9 Nov. 2018 Between the zoo's six elephants, five rhinoceroses and three bantengs, the zoo collects more than 2,000 pounds of dung per day. — Carli Teproff, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Zoo Miami's daily ton of doo-doo can be your garden's 'Zoo Doo'," 18 May 2017 Between the zoo's six elephants, five rhinoceroses and three bantengs, the zoo collects more than 2,000 pounds of dung per day. — Carli Teproff, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Zoo Miami's daily ton of doo-doo can be your garden's 'Zoo Doo'," 18 May 2017 Between the zoo's six elephants, five rhinoceroses and three bantengs, the zoo collects more than 2,000 pounds of dung per day. — Carli Teproff, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Zoo Miami's daily ton of doo-doo can be your garden's 'Zoo Doo'," 18 May 2017 Between the zoo's six elephants, five rhinoceroses and three bantengs, the zoo collects more than 2,000 pounds of dung per day. — Carli Teproff, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Zoo Miami's daily ton of doo-doo can be your garden's 'Zoo Doo'," 18 May 2017 Between the zoo's six elephants, five rhinoceroses and three bantengs, the zoo collects more than 2,000 pounds of dung per day. — Carli Teproff, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Zoo Miami's daily ton of doo-doo can be your garden's 'Zoo Doo'," 18 May 2017 Between the zoo's six elephants, five rhinoceroses and three bantengs, the zoo collects more than 2,000 pounds of dung per day. — Carli Teproff, miamiherald, "What do you do with a daily ton of doo-doo? Miami zoo finds a market," 17 May 2017

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