water buffalo
noun
a buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, of the Old World tropics, having large, flattened, curved horns: wild populations are near extinction.
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Also called water ox.
Origin of water buffalo
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby water buffalo
water bouget, water boy, waterbrain, water brash, waterbuck, water buffalo, water bug, Waterbury, water-bus, water butt, water cannon
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British Dictionary definitions for water buffalo
water buffalo
water ox
noun
a member of the cattle tribe, Bubalus bubalis, of swampy regions of S Asia, having widely spreading back-curving horns. Domesticated forms are used as draught animalsAlso called: Asiatic buffalo, Indian buffalo, carabao
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