water buffalo
noun
1.
a buffalo,
Bubalus bubalis,
of the Old World tropics, having large, flattened, curved horns: wild populations are near extinction.
Also called
water ox
.
Origin
1885-90
British Dictionary definitions for
water buffalo
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 called
Asiatic buffalo,
Indian buffalo,
carabao