anoa

Definition

Either of two related species of small Indonesian water buffalo similar in appearance to deer; Bubalus quarlesi or Bubalus depressicornis.

Etymology

From Indonesian anoa ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qaNuaŋ via a Celebic language (cognates: Tagalog anwang and Ilocano nuang referring to the domesticated water buffalo).

Example Sentences

• "Anoas need undisturbed forest and cannot adapt to logged areas. The bad-tempered anoa with its sharp short horns is greatly feared, but in spite of this it is periodically suggested as a potential domestic animal. Anyone who has met with an anoa ridicules this idea."
• "The Celebes pig and, to a lesser degree, the anoa were the focus of the Wana's large game interests."
• "They reported seeing mountain anoa trophies for sale, and also a living captive animal, in the Toraja highlands; probable lowland anoas in the Gunung Tangkoko National Park on the N tip of Sulawesi, and evidence of both kinds of anoas in or near the Dumoga-Bone National Park."