: an often domesticated Asian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis synonym Bos bubalis)
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Fishermen working off the coast of Taiwan long have dredged up the bones of ancient animals — elephants, water buffalo and hyenas — in their nets, relics of an ice age past when sea levels were lower and the ocean channel was a land bridge.—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025 There were no reported injuries on the ground, though a water buffalo was said to have been killed in the crash.—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025 No one on the ground was injured, but a water buffalo was killed in the incident.—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025 Mozzarella Cheesemakers traditionally used Italian water buffalo milk for mozzarella, a semisoft, stretchy cheese.—Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 9 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for water buffalo
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