timarau

On Mindoro the timarau, a small buffalo that lives in the jungle, has given rise to rumors of a fierce and destructive creature that carries a single horn on his head.

Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate 1879

"Some years ago," he continued, "I went down to the island of Mindoro to hunt 'timarau,' one of the few large wild animals of the islands -- a queer beast, half way between a wild hog and a buffalo.

Anting-Anting Stories And other Strange Tales of the Filipinos Sargent Kayme