anoa

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈnəʊə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə nō′ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•no•a  (ə nō′ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Zoology, Mammalsa 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. 
  • Makassarese anuang
  • Indonesian Malay
  • 1840–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
anoa /əˈnəʊə/ n
  1. the smallest of the cattle tribe Anoa depressicornis, having small straight horns and inhabiting the island of Celebes in Indonesia
Etymology: from a native name in Celebes
'anoa' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
dwarf buffalo - tamarau

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