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Definition of Cape buffalo
: the large reddish-brown to black wild buffalo (Syncerus caffer) of sub-Saharan Africa
— called also African buffalo
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“Cape buffalo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cape%20buffalo. Accessed 14 May. 2021.
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The first known use of Cape buffalo was in 1860
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