Old World buffalo

/oʊld wərld ˌbʌf(ə)ˈloʊ/

Definitions of Old World buffalo

1. noun

   any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo
   synonyms: buffalo

   types:

   Asiatic buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, water buffalo, water ox

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

   Anoa depressicornis, anoa, dwarf buffalo

   small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns

   Anoa mindorensis, Bubalus mindorensis, tamarao, tamarau

   small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines

   Cape buffalo, Synercus caffer

   large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves

   Indian buffalo

   upland buffalo of eastern Asia where true water buffaloes do not thrive; used for draft and milk

   carabao

   water buffalo of the Philippines

   type of:

   bovid

   hollow-horned ruminants