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water buffalo

DEFINITIONS OF: water buffalo

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n an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal

Synonyms:
Asiatic buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, water ox
Types:
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:
Old World buffalo, buffalo
any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo
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