buffalo
noun
any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae.
buffaloes
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pluralof buffalo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Around noon, dozens of buffaloes stood in a pond.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Her father, a club cricketer and clerk at the district court, sold milk from the family's four buffaloes to support the household.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025
Faced with poaching and the gradual destruction of their natural habitats, big mammals have largely disappeared, according to the survey which underlined the need to protect chimpanzees, buffaloes and elephants.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025
It has some of the fewer than 100 remaining critically endangered mountain bongos in the world, alongside rhinos, elephants, buffaloes, lions, leopards and others.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
Jody lay in his bed and thought of the impossible world of Indians and buffaloes, a world that had ceased to be forever.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
