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Anoa depressicornis

Anoa depressicornis

9.9
A small wild buffalo from Sulawesi, Indonesia with short straight horns and a compact body
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : anoa de cuernos rectos
  • Unlike larger water buffaloes, the Anoa depressicornis has small, straight horns and a more compact body.

Examples

  • The Anoa depressicornis is critically endangered due to hunting and habitat loss.

  • Researchers studied the habitat requirements of the Anoa depressicornis in northern Sulawesi forests.

  • The Anoa depressicornis is known for its unique appearance.

  • Did you know that the Anoa depressicornis is found only in Sulawesi?

  • The Anoa depressicornis is a unique species of wild buffalo found only in the forests of Sulawesi, Indonesia.

  • Conservation efforts are crucial to protect the Anoa depressicornis, which faces threats from habitat destruction.

  • The Anoa depressicornis has distinctively small, straight horns that differentiate it from other buffalo species.

Synonyms

anoa
vsAnoa depressicornis
  • Specialized
9.9

A small wild buffalo from Sulawesi with short straight horns

uses a formal scientific name rather than the everyday common name
dwarf buffalo
vsAnoa depressicornis
9.2

A small buffalo from Sulawesi with short straight horns

is the formal scientific name rather than a descriptive common name

Surface Forms

Anoa depressicornis singular
Anoa depressicornis plural

Morphology

anoa + depressicornis

This is a Latin binomial (scientific) name rather than a standard English multiword expression; one constituent ('depressicornis') is not an English word and the overall label encodes taxonomic information that requires specialist or Latin knowledge. A B1 learner who knows 'anoa' but not the Latin/technical element would not be able to derive the meaning 'small buffalo species from Sulawesi' from the parts, so the expression is not compositional for general learners.

Etymology

Anoa depressicornis may come from the local word Anoa for the small Sulawesi buffalo and from Latin in depressicornis that means 'pressed down' and 'horn'. So, the name gives a simple picture of a tiny wild buffalo with low, small horns, which is why it names this species.