domestic water buffalo; water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
Refers to the domesticated water buffalo commonly used in agriculture across Asia.
In Southeast Asia, water buffalo are used to plow rice fields.
wild water buffalo; Asian water buffalo (Bubalus arnee)
Refers to the wild species, distinct from the domesticated form; less commonly encountered in everyday conversation.
The wild water buffalo is on the verge of extinction.
That farm keeps water buffalo to plow the paddy fields.
In the past, water buffalo used to plow the rice fields in this area too.
The frame of these glasses is made from water buffalo horn.