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seladang|səˈlɑːdæŋ|
Also saladang, salandang, sladang.
[Malay, in Borneo seladang, in Sumatra saladang.]
= gaur; also, formerly, the Malayan tapir, Tapirus indicus.
1821T. S. Raffles in Trans. Linnean Soc. XIII. 270 It [sc. Tapirus Malayanus] is known by different names in different parts of the country [sc. Sumatra]. By the people of Limun it is called Saladang. 1839T. J. Newbold Straits of Malacca I. vii. 435 The Seladang is supposed by some zoologists to be identical with the Tapir. 1868Proc. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 194 The Malayan bison, an animal well known to the Malays under the name of Sladang..[is] more formidable when wounded than the tiger. 1875E. Blyth Cat. Mammals & Birds of Burma 47 In the Malayan peninsula, where it is known as the Salandang, this animal [sc. the Gaur] would appear to be becoming extremely rare. 1905T. R. Hubback Elephant & Seladang Hunting 44 The seladang has no dewlap and no hump. Ibid. 47 Seladang are only found in little-inhabited districts. 1927H. M. Tomlinson Gallions Reach xxxv. 263 A likely corner for sladang, the instantaneous bull which does not wait for trouble but makes it when you are not looking. 1933L. Ainsworth Confess. Planter in Malaya 219 The Seladang or Malayan Bison is diminishing in numbers, and is now found almost exclusively in Negri Sembilan and Pahang. 1965R. McKie Company of Animals viii. 130 Seladang (this spelling will be used for both singular and plural) are among the largest of the ox tribe and are remote relatives of domestic cattle. 1974R. Butler Buffalo Hook iv. 28 The seladang is the wild buffalo of Malaysia. |