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.
Also called dwarf buffalo.
Origin:
1840–50; < Indonesian Malay < Makassarese anuang
1840–50; < Indonesian Malay < Makassarese anuang
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| Compare tamarau the smallest of the cattle tribe Anoa depressicornis, having small straight horns and inhabiting the island of Celebes in Indonesia | |
| [from a native name in Celebes] | |
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