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Noun: water buffalo  'wo-tu(r) 'bú-fu,low
  1. An Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal
    "Water buffalo are essential for rice cultivation in many parts of Asia";
    - water ox, Asiatic buffalo, Bubalus bubalis

Derived forms: water buffalo

Type of: buffalo, Old World buffalo

Part of: Bubalus, genus Bubalus, tribe Bubalus

Encyclopedia: Water buffalo