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Definition of Tamarao
1. Noun. Small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines.
Generic synonyms: Buffalo, Old World Buffalo
Group relationships: Bubalus, Genus Bubalus, Tribe Bubalus
Definition of Tamarao
1. tamarau [n -RAOS] - See also: tamarau
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tamarao
Literary usage of Tamarao
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Horns and Hoofs: Or Chapters on Hoofed Animals by Richard Lydekker (1893)
"Although there has been some uncertainty whether the tamarao is really a ...
While having the stout limbs of the arna, the tamarao is not much larger than ..."
2. The Life of Animals: The Mammals by Ernest Ingersoll (1907)
"A somewhat larger relative, or perhaps a hybrid between it and something else,
is the tamarao of the Philippine Islands. This interesting little animal was ..."
3. A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): (Vijayanagar) a Contribution to the by Robert Sewell, Fernão Nunes, Domingos Paes (1900)
"... able further to punish this captain, because he had many relations, until
after he had raised this younger brother to be king, who was called tamarao. ..."
4. Summary Report by Geological Survey of Canada (1886)
"... and 12 miles from NW to SE : black spruce and tamarao of email size ; on the
... island is low and flat and covered with small black spruce and tamarao. ..."
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