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tamarau

/tah-muh-rou, tam-uh-/US // ˌtɑ məˈraʊ, ˌtæm ə- //UK // (ˈtæməˌraʊ) //

柽柳,塔拉马乌,塔马乌,塔拉马乌岛

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a small wild buffalo, Bubalus mindorensis, of Mindoro in the Philippines, having thick, brown hair and short, massive horns.

Examples

  • Certainly there is no other approximating the tamarau in size which is so tough.

  • At this time the most absurd tales about the tamarau were in circulation.

  • Few indeed are the men who have killed so much as a single specimen of the tamarau of Mindoro.

  • There is one place in Mindoro called Canturai, where tamarau may be taken with comparative ease.

  • The tamarau sleeps during the day, almost invariably lying down in the densest of jungle growth, facing back upon its own trail.