anoa

noun

əˈnōə

plural -s

: a small wild ox of Sulawesi (Anoa depressicornis) related to the buffalo but having nearly straight horns

Word History

Etymology

probably altered from Makassarese or Buginese anuaŋ

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

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