HyperDic: bubalus_bubalis

English > 1 sense of the expression Bubalus bubalis:
NOUNanimalBubalus bubalis, water buffalo, water ox, Asiatic buffaloan Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal
English > Bubalus bubalis: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAn Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal.
Synonymswater buffalo, water ox, Asiatic buffalo
Member ofBubalus, genus Bubalus, tribe BubalusIn some classification systems included in genus Bos
NarrowerIndian buffaloupland buffalo of eastern Asia where true water buffaloes do not thrive
carabaowater buffalo of the Philippines
BroaderOld World buffalo, buffaloAny of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo
Spanishbúfalo de agua
Catalanbúfal indi

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