SINCE 1828
water buffalo
nounDefinition of water buffalo
: an often domesticated Asian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis synonym B. arnee)
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As sunset nears, the land exhales with the cough of water buffalo, ticking toads, and an elephant’s trumpet in the distance. — Ken Geiger, National Geographic, "Why walking safaris are the best way to see wildlife," 17 June 2019 But anybody who moves here may have to deal with the water buffalo. — Alexandra Stevenson, The Seattle Times, "Trump’s tariffs may hurt as trade war worsens, but quitting China is hard to do. Why other countries can’t fill the bill.," 24 Sep. 2018 Marco Lanero of Delirious Eyewear is focused on handcrafting frames from materials like water buffalo horn, titanium, beta-titanium, and natural base acetate. — Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue, "Who Is On Next? Winners MRZ and MTF Maria Turri Are Redefining What Made in Italy Means," 2 July 2018 But right now, the Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard predicament looms menacingly, like a water buffalo balancing on a fencepost, threatening to make a mess of everything. — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, "As Kawhi drama lingers, Spurs face a leverage problem," 21 June 2018 Sometimes, water buffalo are sacrificed by villagers. — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, "A man was crushed to death beneath his mother’s coffin," 18 June 2018 Police called in a crane to lift five fugitive water buffalo off a highway in western Germany during an operation that lasted about nine hours. — Fox News, "German police bring in crane to get 5 buffalo off autobahn," 14 May 2018 The daunting parcels were placed in shopping bags, cardboard boxes, and in the case of Spencer Davis, 33, of Brooklyn, a backpack made from the hide of a water buffalo, which held two boxes as Ms. Davis cycled back home to Bedford-Stuyvesant. — Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, "In Bryant Park, 3 Million Bees, Sold From the Back of a Truck," 13 Apr. 2018 There were fewer cars, and herds of water buffalos coming back from the fields. — James Syhabout With John Birdsall, Bon Appetit, "Finding the Place Between My Parents’ Immigrant Experience and My Own," 6 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'water buffalo.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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