water buffalo

noun

: an often domesticated Asian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis synonym Bos bubalis)

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Examples of water buffalo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Made with the unctuous 8-percent-fat milk of the water buffalo—animals that may have arrived in the area via the Normans by way of Sicily, or perhaps by the Goths coming from Central Asia—buffalo mozzarella has been produced at least since the twelfth century. —Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

For a young man who had scarcely left Utah in his youth, every corner seemed to be a revelation, of water buffalo shimmering from mud baths and children running down dirt roads. —ABC News, 10 June 2026

There are so many homages to Sơn Tùng M-TP’s country, including the jade water buffalo, Vietnam’s national animal, which symbolizes wealth and prosperity. —Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

The dragons stalk the island, flicking their huge tongues in hopes of picking up the scent of a deer, wild boar, or water buffalo — the latter two species introduced by humans — or rodents and other smaller reptiles, including baby Komodo dragons. —Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for water buffalo

• archipelago
• duodecimo
• impresario
• pianissimo
• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo

Kids Definition

water buffalo

noun

: an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated and somewhat resembles a large ox