Lexicographical Neighbors of Timarau
Literary usage of Timarau
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Official Handbook of the Philippines and Catalogue of the Philippine Exhibit by Philippines Exposition Board, Gustavo Niederlein, William Powell Wilson (1903)
"Before lying down to sleep the timarau usually turns about and faces its own trail.
The hunter must creep within 30 or 40 feet of his game before he can see ..."
2. The Philippine Islands and Their People: A Record of Personal Observation by Dean Conant Worcester (1898)
"Taking our gang of natives, we hurried back to the dead timarau, cleared away the
... But no one who has not actually followed timarau trails in vain, ..."
3. Our New Possessions ...: A Graphic Account, Descriptive and Historical, of by Trumbull White (1898)
"This little animal, called the timarau, is a creature of most vicious temper and
... The timarau if trapped will usually kill itself in trying to escape, ..."
4. Admiral Dewey at Manila and the Complete Story of the Philippines: Life and by Joseph L. Stickney (1899)
"The timarau if trapped will usually kill itself in trying to escape, and in any
event will refuse to eat. It voluntarily attacks and kills the much larger ..."
5. The Strange Adventures of Captain Quinton: Being a Truthful Record of the by Robert Quinton (1912)
"Perhaps the most interesting animal in the group is the timarau, which is a small
buffalo, ... The timarau resembles the carabao in color but not in habits, ..."
6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"... not rich in large mammals: wild hogs, deer, monkeys and a small buffalo called
the timarau are the principal ones. Small mammals are more abundant. ..."
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