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water buffalo
[ waw-ter buhf-uh-loh, wot-er ]
noun
- a domesticated buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, of tropical Asia, having large, flattened, curved horns.
- a very large wild buffalo, Bubalus arnee, of the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia, having large, flattened, curved horns and frequenting swamps and rivers: currently endangered.
water buffalo
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 animals Also calledAsiatic buffaloIndian buffalocarabao
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Example Sentences
Water buffalo are not a protected species in South America, where the picture was taken, and the big game hunt was entirely legal.
The driver, who wore a mushroom-shaped bamboo hat, pulled the water buffalo to a stop.
The water buffalo, who loves to wade through the flooded rice fields, easily pulls this bent stick, which plows up the mud.
A score or more, they swarmed over him as a pack of African wild dogs swarms over a huge water-buffalo marked for the kill.
Among the fantastic stories told of snakes, water-buffalo, birds, and sharks are several that have obvious meaning.
Until you have seen the water-buffalo stripped for the fight, it is impossible to conceive how handsome the ugly brute can look.
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