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MITHAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mithan mean?
• MITHAN (noun)
The noun MITHAN has 1 sense:
1. ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur
Familiarity information: MITHAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Bibos frontalis; gayal; mithan
Hypernyms ("mithan" is a kind of...):
Asian wild ox (genus of Asiatic wild oxen)
Holonyms ("mithan" is a member of...):
Bibos; genus Bibos (wild ox)
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