water buffalo

noun

a buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, of the Old World tropics, having large, flattened, curved horns: wild populations are near extinction.

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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Example sentences from the Web for water buffalo

Until you have seen the water-buffalo stripped for the fight, it is impossible to conceive how handsome the ugly brute can look.
In Court and Kampong|Hugh Clifford
The Kĕlantan man is, to the native of Pahang, what the water-buffalo is to a short-horn.
In Court and Kampong|Hugh Clifford
The most common beast of burden, however, is the carabao, or water-buffalo.
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania |Jewett Castello Gilson
The domestic animals include the camel and the water-buffalo.
Myths and Legends of China|E. T. C. Werner

Cattle breeding in China was then reduced to the minimum of one cow or water-buffalo per farm for ploughing.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]|Wolfram Eberhard

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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单词	water buffalo
释义	water buffalo noun a buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, of the Old World tropics, having large, flattened, curved horns: wild populations are near extinction. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for water buffalo Until you have seen the water-buffalo stripped for the fight, it is impossible to conceive how handsome the ugly brute can look. In Court and Kampong\|Hugh Clifford The Kĕlantan man is, to the native of Pahang, what the water-buffalo is to a short-horn. In Court and Kampong\|Hugh Clifford The most common beast of burden, however, is the carabao, or water-buffalo. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania \|Jewett Castello Gilson The domestic animals include the camel and the water-buffalo. Myths and Legends of China\|E. T. C. Werner Cattle breeding in China was then reduced to the minimum of one cow or water-buffalo per farm for ploughing. A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]\|Wolfram Eberhard 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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