Meaning | An Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal. |
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Synonyms | water ox, Asiatic buffalo, Bubalus bubalis |
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Member of | Bubalus, genus Bubalus, tribe Bubalus | In some classification systems included in genus Bos |
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Narrower | Indian buffalo | upland buffalo of eastern Asia where true water buffaloes do not thrive |
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carabao | water buffalo of the Philippines |
Broader | Old World buffalo, buffalo | Any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo |
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Spanish | búfalo de agua |
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Catalan | búfal indi |
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