water buffalo

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water buffalo

  • /ˈwɑtɚˌbʌfəloʊ/ US
  • [ˈwɑɾɚˌbʌfəloʊ] US

noun water buffalos · water buffaloes · 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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noun large ungulate

Españolbúbalo, búfalo de agua
한국어물소 mulso
日本語水牛 suigyū, スイギュウ suigyū, 呉牛 gogyū
中文水牛 shuǐniú
हिन्दीभैंस bhains
Kiswahilinyati
Portuguêsbúfalo-asiático
Françaisbuffle d'Asie, buffle des marais, buffle des rivières
DeutschWasserbüffel
Ελληνικάνεροβούβαλος nerovoúvalos
Românăbivol de apă
Русскийазиа́тский бу́йвол aziátskij bújvol, инди́йский бу́йвол indíjskij bújvol, бу́йвол bújvol
Tiếng Việttrâu
עבריתתאו te’ó, ג׳מוס jamús

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@misc{water_buffalo_2026,
  title = {water buffalo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/water%20buffalo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}