释义 |
anoa|əˈnəʊə| [Native name.] An animal of the genus of the same name; a small wild ox of the Celebes.
1845Ld. Derby 6 Nov. in J. E. Gray Gleanings Menagerie Knowsley (1850) ii. 47, I have arranged our exchange for the Anoa and Burchell's Zebra. 1875Encycl. Brit. II. 695/2 The singular ruminant, Anoa. 1888Athenæum 1 Dec. 740/1 Prof. J. B. Steere [read a paper] on the ‘tamaron’, a bovine animal found in the island of Mindoro, Philippines, which he believed to be allied to the anoa of Celebes. 1930Times Educ. Suppl. 27 Sept. p. iv/2 The Anoa, or dwarf buffalo, is confined to the island of Celebes. |