anoa
US/əˈnoʊə/
anoa noun: either of two related species of small Indonesian water buffalo similar in appearance to deer; Bubalus quarlesi or Bubalus depressicornis.
Noun
anoa (plural anoas)
- Either of two related species of small Indonesian water buffalo similar in appearance to deer; Bubalus quarlesi or Bubalus depressicornis.
- 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.1998, Jane Whitten, Tropical Wildlife of Southeast Asia, page 16
- The Celebes pig and, to a lesser degree, the anoa were the focus of the Wana's large game interests.2000, Michael Alvard, “The Impact of Traditional Subsistence Hunting and Trapping on Prey Populations: Data from Wana Horticuluralists of Upland Central Sulwesi, Indonesia”, in John G. Robinson...
- Synonyms:
- dwarf buffalo, midget buffalo, sapiutan
anoa meaning in Tamil, Malay and Indonesian
anoa in Tamil
- இந்தோனேசியாவின் எருமை ஆகும், இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்
anoa in Malay
- small Indonesian water buffalo
- anoa
anoa in Indonesian
- small Indonesian water buffalo
- anoa
Synonyms of anoa
- dwarf buffalo
- midget buffalo
- sapiutan
Forms of anoa
| plural | anoas |
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Origin of anoa
From Indonesian anoa ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qaNuaŋ via a Celebic language (cognates: Tagalog anwang and Ilocano nuang referring to the domesticated water buffalo).
Questions about anoa
- What does anoa mean?
- Anoa means either of two related species of small Indonesian water buffalo similar in appearance to deer; Bubalus quarlesi or Bubalus depressicornis.
- What is anoa in Tamil?
- Anoa in Tamil is இந்தோனேசியாவின் எருமை ஆகும், இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Anoa meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is anoa?
- Anoa is a noun.
- How do you pronounce anoa?
- Anoa is pronounced /əˈnoʊə/ (US).
- What is the plural of anoa?
- The plural of anoa is anoas.
Words near anoa in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: anoa (page history and authors); anoa (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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