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Mindoro vs Tamaraw - What's the difference?

mindoro | tamaraw |

Mindoro is likely misspelled.


Mindoro has no English definition.

As a noun tamaraw is

a small, dark brown, hoofed buffalo, species: Bubalus mindorensis, found only on Mindoro in the Philippines.

mindoro

Not English

Mindoro has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'mindoro':

montero

tamaraw

Alternative forms

* tamarau, tamarao

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A small, dark brown, hoofed buffalo, , found only on Mindoro in the Philippines.
  • * 1983 , National Research Council (U.S.) Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation, Managing Tropical Animal Resources: Little-Known Asian Animals with a Promising Economic Future , page 61,
  • The habitat requirements of the tamaraw' appear to be fairly flexible, and present habitat use reflects human pressures rather than the animal's preferences. In the past, ' tamaraw were found in virtually all parts of Mindoro, from sea level to mountain tops.
  • * 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.
  • * 2010 , Patricia Sheridan, Locke: A Guide for the Perplexed , page 57,
  • If that person explains that a tamaraw' is a bovine animal, brown in color, found in the Philippines, I can take '''tamaraw''' to designate something like my idea of a brown cow. As a matter of fact, though, ' tamaraw are actually more like small water buffalo.

    Synonyms

    * (Bubalus mindorensis) (Mindoro dwarf buffalo)