water buffalo

English
A water buffalo (1)

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɑtɚˌbʌfəloʊ/, [ˈwɑɾɚˌbʌfəloʊ]
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Noun

water buffalo (plural water buffalos or water buffaloes or water buffalo)

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

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