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water buffalo

–noun
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
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water buffalo  
n.  A large buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) of Asia, often domesticated especially as a draft animal and having large spreading horns. Also called carabao, water ox.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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