tamarau

or ta·ma·rao, ti·ma·rau

[ tah-muh-rou, tam-uh- ]

noun
  1. a small wild buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) mindorensis, of Mindoro in the Philippines, having thick, brown hair and short, massive horns.

Origin of tamarau

1
Borrowed into English from Tagalog around 1895–1900

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British Dictionary definitions for tamarau

tamarau

tamarao

/ (ˈtæməˌraʊ) /


noun
  1. a small rare member of the cattle tribe, Anoa mindorensis, of lowland areas of Mindoro in the Philippines: Compare anoa

Origin of tamarau

1
from Tagalog tamaráw

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