Noun: Asiatic buffalo
- An Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal
"Asiatic buffalo are essential for rice cultivation in many parts of Asia";
- water buffalo, water ox, Bubalus bubalis
Derived forms: Asiatic buffalo
Type of: buffalo, Old World buffalo
Part of: Bubalus, genus Bubalus, tribe Bubalus
Encyclopedia: Asiatic buffalo