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

Roughly 60,000 animal bone fragments were also recovered from the cave, which indicate these Denisovans mainly hunted deer and wild bovids, including water buffalo and gaur. — Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

The grounds have zebras, water buffalo, bongos, wildebeests, giraffes, emus and more – see a full list of animals here. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026

Guests can try their hand at rice planting or bathing the resident water buffalo (a pampered pink-and-black pair). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2026

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

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
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Kids Definition

water buffalo

noun

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