water buffalo
nounUK /ˈwɔːtə ˈbʌfələʊ/
US /ˈwɔːtər ˈbʌfəloʊ/
A water buffalo is a big, strong animal like a cow that likes to stand in water.
The farmer used a water buffalo to pull the plow through the muddy field.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A large wild ox with curved horns that lives in Asia and is often tamed for farm work.
Water buffalo grazed quietly beside the river.
3. The domesticated kind of this animal, kept for its milk and for pulling carts or plows.
In many villages, a water buffalo is the most valuable animal a family owns.
4. A heavy animal that loves to wallow in mud to stay cool.
On hot days, the water buffalo sank into the pond up to its neck.