Definition of water buffalo Water buffalo

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We found 6 definitions of water buffalo from 5 different sources.

What does water buffalo mean?

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water buffalo - an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal
		water ox, Asiatic buffalo, Bubalus bubalis
		old world buffalo, buffalo any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo
		bubalus, genus bubalus, tribe bubalus in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes
		indian buffalo upland buffalo of eastern Asia where true water buffaloes do not thrive; used for draft and milk

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water buffalo (Noun)
A large ungulate, widely used as a domestic animal in Asia, South America. North Africa and Europe:.
water buffalo (Noun)
A water tank mounted on a trailer to be towed by a motor vehicle.

Water buffalos are a kind of bovine. There are Wild Asian Water Buffalos and domestic buffalos or domestic Asian water buffalo. They occur (or rather, are bred) in Asia, South America and Southern Europe. They were bred from the Wild Asian Water Buffalo, which is now an endangered species.

Today, these buffalos are used for their milk, which has more fat than that of cows. The milk is processed to make Mozzarella, and curd. Feral populations are sometimes used to manage uncontrolled growth of vegetation around wetlands, they will simply graze it off. This keeps such bodies of water usable by birds and other wildlife.

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