Anoa Definition

ə-nōə
noun
Either of two species of small buffalo (Bubalus depressicornis or B. quarlesi) of Sulawesi, having short pointed horns.
American Heritage

Either of Bubalus quarlesi or Bubalus depressicornis, being a small Indonesian water buffalo similar in appearance to a deer.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Anoa depressicornis
  • dwarf buffalo
other
(small water buffalo): lowland anoa (Bubalus depressicornis), mountain anoa (Bubalus quarlesi)
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Other Word Forms of Anoa

Noun

Singular:
anoa
Plural:
anoas

Origin of Anoa

  • Native word in Sulawesi

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Anoa Sentence Examples

  • The nearest allies of the anoa appear to be certain extinct buffaloes, of which the remains are found in the Siwalik Hills of northern India.

  • The smallest member of the group is the anoa of Celebes.

  • Mammals are few in species, but remarkable, especially Macacus niger, an ape found nowhere else but in Bachian; Anoa depressicornis, a small ox-like quadruped which inhabits the mountainous districts; and the babirusa or pig-deer of the Malays.

  • All the species may be included in the genus Bos, with several subgeneric divisions (see Anoa, Aurochs, Bantin, Bison, Buffalo, Gaur, Gayal, Ox and YAK).

  • A peculiar form of baboon, Cynopithecus, and the singular ruminant, Anoa, found in Celebes, seem to have no relation to Asiatic animals, and rather to be allied to those in Africa.

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