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Baru is an extinct genus of crocodile (subfamily Mekosuchinae) that emerged in Australia during the Upper Oligocene.
Baru may also refer to:
Places
edit- Baru, Sichuan, a town in Xichang, Sichuan, China
- Baru, Iran, a village in Tehran Province, Iran
- Baru, Hunedoara, a commune in Hunedoara County, Romania
- Baroo, a town in the Punjab province of Pakistan
- Volcán Barú, a volcano in Panama
- Baru, Rajasthan, a small village in Rajasthan, India
- Isla Barú, an island in Colombia
Other uses
edit- Bārû, a priestly class in ancient Mesopotamia
- Baru seed, an edible legume seed native to South America, Dipteryx alata
- Baru tree, a primitive legume tree from the early branch Dipterygeae, Dipteryx alata
- Triodia wiseana (Yinjibarndi and Ngarluma: Baru), a bunchgrass species in the genus Triodia
- Baru Cormorant, the protagonist of the novel The Traitor Baru Cormorant