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tamarao

American  
[tah-muh-rou, tam-uh-] / ˌtɑ məˈraʊ, ˌtæm ə- /

noun

PLURAL

tamaraos

  1. a variant of tamarau.

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The small and interesting anoa of Celebes, and the tamarao of Mindoro, are nearly related in all important respects to the Indian buffalo, and the carabao, used for draught and burden in the Philippines, belongs to a long domesticated race of the same animal.

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