Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus or subgenus of bovines, containing the buffaloes proper, as the Indian buffalo and the African buffalo: sometimes restricted to the latter. Hamilton Smith, 1827. See cuts under
buffalo . - noun [lowercase] A member of this genus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a genus of ruminants which in some classification systems is included in the genus Bos; the water buffaloes.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes
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Examples
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Some observations on wild buffalo, Bubalus bubalus L. in Kaziranga National Park, Assam.
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Subsequent improvement of water quality has occurred and some species have reappeared upstream from Pittsburgh, including the smallmouth buffalo (Ictiobus bubalus) (Cooper, 1985, pp. 177-183).
Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA) 2008
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“Jauzar” = a bubalus (Antilope defessa), also called
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“Mahá” one of the four kinds of wild cows or bovine antelopes, bubalus, Antelope defassa, A. Ieucoryx, etc.
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“Lúlúah,” which may mean the Union-pearl; but here used in the sense of wild cow, the bubalus antelope, alluding to the farouche nature of Miss Jamilah.
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They should not be confused with the carabao of the Philippines, which is a small variety of domesticated Asian water buffalo (B. bubalus).
Mindoro rain forests 2007
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The buffalo treehopper (Stictocephala bubalus) may destroy seed crops.
Chapter 15 1990
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Body water content and water turnover of tropical Bos taurus, Bos indicus, Bibos banteng, and Bos bubalus bubalis.
Chapter 9 1983
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Pediculosis, caused by the sucking louse (Hematopinus tuberculatus), occurs widely among buffalo, and sarcoptic mange (Sarcoptes scabiei var. bubalus) is a serious disease, especially among calves and during dry seasons when wallowing opportunities are restricted.
7 Health 1981
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Good story, but unfortunately the early Latins called Europe's similar beast a bubalus, which was corrupted in Latin to bufalus and from that to bufalo.
Centennial Michener, James 1974
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