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water buffalo

[ waw-ter buhf-uh-loh, wot-er ]

noun

  1. a domesticated buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, of tropical Asia, having large, flattened, curved horns.
  2. a very large wild buffalo, Bubalus arnee, of the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia, having large, flattened, curved horns and frequenting swamps and rivers: currently endangered.


water buffalo

noun

  1. 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 animals Also calledAsiatic buffaloIndian buffalocarabao
“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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of water buffalo1

First recorded in 1885–90
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In the waters of Wilpattu National Park in Sri Lanka, a water buffalo emerges from a swim, its head adorned with a garland of floating weeds.

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But you can also find cheese made with milk from other animals like sheep, goats and even water buffalo and yak.

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Therefore, Captain must go to battle for every line, especially since Nicos never wrote any for his Northern Vietnamese background characters, whom he compares to the docile water buffalo.

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It involved O'Brien getting on the back of a water buffalo, per the request of one of his producers.

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Despite widespread local restrictions on the industry, India is one of the world's largest beef producers, due primarily to its water buffalo market - a species which is exempt from many of the bans.

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