water buffalo

Thân thiện

A farmer guides a water buffalo through a rice paddy.

Definition

Noun: 1. A large bovine animal native to Asia: The water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is a species of buffalo characterized by its large size, long, backward-curving horns, and preference for wetlands and wallows. 2. A domesticated draft animal: Often domesticated and used in farming, particularly in rice paddies, for plowing, transportation, and other labor.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The farmer uses a water buffalo to plow the flooded rice field.
  • Wild water buffalo are an endangered species in some parts of Southeast Asia.

Advanced Usage

• "to work like a water buffalo": to work very hard, especially at manual labor.
  • He worked like a water buffalo all day in the hot sun to finish the harvest.

Variants and Related Words

• Buffalo (n): A more general term that can refer to other species, such as the African buffalo or the American bison. The term "water buffalo" specifies the Asian species.
• Carabao (n): A common name for the domesticated water buffalo in the Philippines.

Synonyms

• Asian buffalo
• Domestic buffalo

Related Phrases

• Water buffalo milk: Milk from a water buffalo, often used to make cheeses like mozzarella di bufala.
  • The specialty cheese is made from water buffalo milk.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal

Từ đồng nghĩa

• water ox
• Asiatic buffalo
• Bubalus bubalis