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]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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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References in periodicals archive

Also known as the "dwarf buffalo," V-shaped horns and smaller size distinguish the tamarau from the domesticated Philippine Carabao, the all-around beast of burden in local farms.

Philippines: Efforts to save rare 'tamarau' bearing fruit

But we share the same sentiments as the countries in Africa and Asia because like them, we also have our own wildlife that are as important, as iconic, and as endangered, like the Philippine eagle and tamarau," Theresa Mundita Lim of the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources said.

Philippines crushes 5 tons of elephant tusks

He was especially persuasive with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, who he met in 1969 and who established a preserve for the tamarau, a wild buffalo, at his behest.

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