anoa

[ uh-noh-uh ]

/ əˈnoʊ ə /

noun

a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.

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Also called dwarf buffalo.

Origin of anoa

1840–50; < Indonesian Malay < Makassarese anuang

Words nearby anoa

annunzio, d', annus horribilis, annus mirabilis, annwfn, ano-, anoa, anobiid, anococcygeal, anococcygeal nerve, anocutaneous line, anode

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Example sentences from the Web for anoa

Celebes has a curious dwarf ox, the "anoa," which is hardly bigger than a goat.
Zoology: The Science of Animal Life|Ernest Ingersoll
The Anoa seems also to point towards the same region, so rich in varied forms of Antelopes.
The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for anoa

anoa

/ (əˈnəʊə) /

noun

the smallest of the cattle tribe Anoa depressicornis, having small straight horns and inhabiting the island of Celebes in IndonesiaCompare tamarau

Word Origin for anoa

from a native name in Celebes

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