Anoa – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
anoa
n.
small buffalo with short straight pointed horns (native of Celebes and the Philippines), wild ox of Celebes
Anoa
- This article refers to the animal. For the Indonesian-made military vehicle, see Anoa (armoured personnel carrier).
Anoa, also known as
midget buffalo and
sapiutan, are a subgenus of
Bubalus comprising two species native to
Indonesia: the
mountain anoa (
Bubalus quarlesi) and the
lowland anoa (
Bubalus depressicornis). Both live in undisturbed rainforest, and are essentially miniature
water buffalo. They are similar in appearance to a deer, weighing .
anoa
Noun
1. small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns
(synonym) dwarf buffalo, Anoa depressicornis
(hypernym) Old World buffalo, buffalo
(member-holonym) genus Anoa
Anoa
(n.)
A small wild ox of Celebes (Anoa depressicornis), allied to the buffalo, but having long nearly straight horns.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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