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Definition of water buffalo in English English dictionary
- A water tank mounted on a trailer to be towed by a motor vehicle
- A large ungulate, widely used as a domestic animal in Asia, South America. North Africa and Europe
- A large buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) of Asia, often domesticated especially as a draft animal and having large spreading horns. Also called carabao, water ox
- Asiatic buffalo often domesticated for use as a draft animal
- A water buffalo is an animal like a large cow with long horns that curve upwards. In some countries water buffalo are kept for their milk and are used to draw ploughs. = buffalo. A large buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) of Asia, often domesticated especially as a draft animal and having large spreading horns. Also called carabao, water ox. water buffaloes water buffalo a large animal like a cow with long horns, used to work on farms in Asia. or Indian buffalo Any of three subspecies of oxlike bovid (species Bubalus bubalis). Two have been domesticated in Asia since the earliest recorded history. The animal is named for its ability to work on waterlogged land and in humid climates. The largest breeds stand 5-6 ft (1.5-1.8 m), is up to 9 ft (2.8 m) long, and may weigh over 2,000 lb (900 kg). The dull black or dark gray body has little hair. The horns spread outward and upward, measuring up to 7 ft (2 m) across. One subspecies, the swamp buffalo, is the principal draft animal of southern China and South and Southeast Asia. Another, the river buffalo, is used for dairy and meat production and draft work in southern and South Asia and Egypt. The third subspecies is the wild water buffalo, of which only a few dozen herds remain. It is larger than domestic buffaloes and is sometimes referred to as a separate species (B. arnee)
- type of large mammal
- The European buffalo
- water buffalos
- plural form of water buffalo
- water-buffalo
- Attributive form of water buffalo
water-buffalo smell.
- The water buffalo
- carabao
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wa·ter Buf·fa·loTurkish pronunciation
wôtır bʌfılōPronunciation
/ˈwôtər ˈbəfəˌlō/ /ˈwɔːtɜr ˈbʌfəˌloʊ/
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