water buffalo
nounDefinition of water buffalo
: an often domesticated Asian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis synonym B. arnee)
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In one instance, a water buffalo, Christmas lights dangling from a gash in its belly, dons S & M gear. — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, "Taxidermy Is a Metaphor for Our Time," 21 Aug. 2019 National Geographic reports they have been known to eat deer, pigs, smaller dragons and occasionally, water buffalo. — Fox News, "Graphic video shows komodo dragon swallowing monkey whole," 27 July 2019 The lush Amazon rainforest of northeastern Peru lost most of its trees when it was logged and converted to pastures for water buffalo in 1990. — Katie Camero, Science | AAAS, "These squirrel-size monkeys helped bring Peru’s Amazon back to life," 25 July 2019 Among the dead are 111 hog deer, 18 wild boars, 17 rhinoceros, 12 sambar deer, seven swamp deer, three porcupines, two water buffaloes, and one elephant. — Kuwar Singh, Quartz India, "Ten numbers that sum up the damage caused by the Indian monsoon this year," 29 July 2019 These squirrel-size monkeys helped bring Peru’s Amazon back to life Northeastern Peru’s lush Amazon rainforest lost most of its trees when it was logged and converted to water buffalo pastures in 1990. — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, "Top stories: Mite-proof bees, dark matter ‘bullets,’ and the tiny monkeys replanting the Amazon," 26 July 2019 As sunset nears, the land exhales with the cough of water buffalo, ticking toads, and an elephant’s trumpet in the distance. — Ken Geiger, National Geographic, "Why walking safaris are the best way to see wildlife," 17 June 2019 But anybody who moves here may have to deal with the water buffalo. — Alexandra Stevenson, The Seattle Times, "Trump’s tariffs may hurt as trade war worsens, but quitting China is hard to do. Why other countries can’t fill the bill.," 24 Sep. 2018 Marco Lanero of Delirious Eyewear is focused on handcrafting frames from materials like water buffalo horn, titanium, beta-titanium, and natural base acetate. — Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue, "Who Is On Next? Winners MRZ and MTF Maria Turri Are Redefining What Made in Italy Means," 2 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'water buffalo.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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