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Noun: Brahma  braa-mu
  1. The Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon
     
  2. Any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
    - Brahman, Brahmin, Bos indicus

Derived forms: Brahmas

Type of: bovine, Hindu deity

Part of: Bos, genus Bos, Trimurti

Encyclopedia: Brahma