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Definition of 'anoa'Noun
( en-noun)
Either of , being a small Indonesian water buffalo similar in appearance to a deer.
* 1998 , Jane Whitten, Tropical Wildlife of Southeast Asia , page 16 ,
- 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.
* 2000 , Michael Alvard, The Impact of Traditional Subsistence Hunting and Trapping on Prey Populations: Data from Wana Horticuluralists of Upland Central Sulwesi, Indonesia'', John G. Robinson, Elizabeth L. Bennett (editors), ''Hunting for Sustainability in Tropical Forests , page 223 ,
- The Celebes pig and, to a lesser degree, the anoa were the focus of the Wana's large game interests.
* 2011 , Colin Groves, Peter Grubb, Ungulate Taxonomy , unnumbered page ,
- 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.
Usage notes
The two species may constitute a subgenus of Bubalus . See ( pedialite)
Synonyms
* (small water buffalo) dwarf buffalo, midget buffalo, sapiutan
Hyponyms
* (small water buffalo) lowland anoa
See also
* (Bubalus)
* (Bubalus)
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