a·no·a

(ə-nō′ə)

Either of two species of small buffalo (Bubalus depressicornis or B. quarlesi) of Sulawesi, having short pointed horns.

[Native word in Sulawesi.]

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anoa

(əˈnəʊə)

(Animals) the smallest of the cattle tribe Anoa depressicornis, having small straight horns and inhabiting the island of Celebes in Indonesia. Compare tamarau

[from a native name in Celebes]

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Noun

anoa - small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns

Anoa depressicornis, dwarf buffalo

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

genus Anoa - a genus of mammals of the family Bovidae

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Premier Oil of the UK (28.67%) operates Block A which has the 10,000 b/d Anoa field and a major gas field - Gajah Baru-Iguana-Naga on stream since 2010.

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Methods: The participants were asked to prescribe a medication for acute noninflammatory osteoarthritis (ANOA), acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ARS), acute otitis media (AOM), acute uncomplicated cystitis (AC), and acute bacterial tonsillopharyngitis (ABT) before and after workshop.

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The account commences in media res to depict Africa as it was in time immemorial, by the deployment of the ancient griot, Anoa, the female ancestor from whom the race takes its name.

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Segundo alguns autores, a Anoa ou bufalo anao, pertence a uma unica especie do genero Anoa.

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