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Old World buffalo

DEFINITIONS OF: Old World buffalo

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n any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo

Synonyms:
buffalo
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Asiatic buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, water buffalo, water ox
an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal
Anoa depressicornis, anoa, dwarf buffalo
small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns
Anoa mindorensis, Bubalus mindorensis, tamarao, tamarau
small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines
Cape buffalo, Synercus caffer
large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves
Indian buffalo
upland buffalo of eastern Asia where true water buffaloes do not thrive; used for draft and milk
carabao
water buffalo of the Philippines
Type of:
bovid
hollow-horned ruminants
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