water ox

water ox

n (Animals) another term for water buffalo

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Noun

1.water ox - an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animalAsiatic buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, water buffaloOld World buffalo, buffalo - any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffaloBubalus, genus Bubalus, tribe Bubalus - in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloesIndian buffalo - upland buffalo of eastern Asia where true water buffaloes do not thrive; used for draft and milkcarabao - water buffalo of the Philippines