anoa

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/ əˈnoʊ ə /

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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

annunciator, annus horribilis, annus mirabilis, Annwfn, ano-, anoa, anobiid, anococcygeal, anococcygeal nerve, anocracy, anocutaneous line

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How to use anoa in a sentence

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
Celebes has a curious dwarf ox, the "anoa," which is hardly bigger than a goat.
Zoology: The Science of Animal Life|Ernest Ingersoll
Even the supposed aberrant Anoa depressicornis of Celebes hardly differs sufficiently to warrant its separation.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard

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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