mountain anoa
Rare term for a specific species of small buffalo native to Sulawesi, Indonesia. Usually referred to by the katakana name アノア in modern Japanese.
See also: アノア
The mountain anoa is a small buffalo that inhabits the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
I saw the label '山水牛' at the zoo, but it is usually called anoa.
The kanji literally mean 'mountain water buffalo', a descriptive name for the mountain anoa. The exact origin of the Japanese coinage is uncertain.