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anoas

anoas is the plural of anoa.

Meaning of anoa

Noun

anoa (plural anoas)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    dwarf buffalo, midget buffalo, sapiutan

Questions about anoas

What is anoas the plural of?
Anoas is the plural of anoa.

Words near anoas in the dictionary

  1. anny
  2. Ano
  3. ano teleia
  4. ano-
  5. anoa
  6. anoas
  7. anobiid
  8. anobiids
  9. anobing
  10. anociassociation
  11. anocleithrum

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