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tam·a·raw

also tam·a·rau (tăm′ə-rou′)

n. pl. tam·a·raws also tam·a·raus

A small, stocky, short-horned buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis) of the island of Mindoro in the Philippines.

[Tagalog tamaráw.]

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tamarau

(ˈtæməˌraʊ) or

tamarao

(Animals) a small rare member of the cattle tribe, Anoa mindorensis, of lowland areas of Mindoro in the Philippines. Compare anoa

[from Tagalog tamaráw]

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ta•ma•rau

or ta•ma•rao

(ˌtɑ məˈraʊ, ˌtæm ə-)

n., pl. -raus or -raos.

a rare dwarf water buffalo of Mindoro.

[1895–1900; < Tagalog]

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tamarau - small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines

Anoa mindorensis, Bubalus mindorensis, tamarao

Old World buffalo, buffalo - any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo

Bubalus, genus Bubalus, tribe Bubalus - in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes

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