buffalo

¹buf·fa·lo

noun, often attributive \ˈbə-fə-ˌlō\

plural buf·fa·lo or buf·fa·loes also buf·fa·los

Definition of BUFFALO

1

: any of several wild bovids: as a : water buffalo b : cape buffalo c (1) : any of a genus (Bison) of bovids; especially : a large shaggy-maned North American bovid (B. bison) that has short horns and heavy forequarters with a large muscular hump and that was formerly abundant on the central and western plains — compare wisent (2) : the flesh of the buffalo used as food

2

: any of several suckers (genus Ictiobus) found mostly in the Mississippi valley —called also buffalo fish

Illustration of BUFFALO

Origin of BUFFALO

Italian bufalo & Spanish búfalo, from Late Latin bufalus, alteration of Latin bubalus, from Greek boubalos African gazelle

First Known Use: 1562

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

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