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tamaraw

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small, dark brown, hoofed buffalo, Bubalus mindorensis, found only in Mindoro in the Philippines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1994, Mary Emanoil, Encyclopedia of Endangered Species, Volume 1, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, page 364, In the early 1900s, there were an estimated 10,000 tamaraws on Mindoro; because of excessive hunting and loss of habitat, the population had decreased to less than 150-200 animals by 1971.

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History

Etymology

From Tagalog.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Central Bikol: tamaraw — Bubalus mindorensis
  • Cebuano: tamaraw — Bubalus mindorensis
  • Finnish: tamarao — Bubalus mindorensis
  • French: tamarau — Bubalus mindorensis
  • Galician: búfalo anano de Mindoro — Bubalus mindorensis
  • German: Tamarau — Bubalus mindorensis
  • Irish: tamará — Bubalus mindorensis
  • Italian: tamarro — Bubalus mindorensis
  • Russian: тамара́у (tamaráu) — Bubalus mindorensis
  • Russian: тамаро́у (tamaróu) — Bubalus mindorensis
  • Russian: филиппи́нский буйво́л (filippínskij bujvól) — Bubalus mindorensis
  • Russian: миндора́нский бу́йвол (mindoránskij bújvol) — Bubalus mindorensis
  • Spanish: tamarao — Bubalus mindorensis
  • Tagalog: tamaraw — Bubalus mindorensis