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tamarau

American

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

Or tamarao,

noun

a small wild buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa ) mindorensis, of Mindoro in the Philippines, having thick, brown hair and short, massive horns.

tamarau British

/ ˈtæməˌraʊ /

noun

a small rare member of the cattle tribe, Anoa mindorensis, of lowland areas of Mindoro in the Philippines Compare anoa

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Etymology

Origin of tamarau

Borrowed into English from Tagalog around 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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It consisted in picking up a likely trail along some water course, following it until the tamarau was overtaken, and then shooting him.

From The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) by Worcester, Dean C.

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