American buffalo
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of American buffalo
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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The wildlife service has compared lake sturgeon losses to the mass destruction of the American buffalo.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
At the end of the 18th century, according to modern estimates, the American buffalo population numbered around 60 million, with herds roaming freely across North America.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2023
As the disk of the sun slowly emerges, I can make out small black silhouettes grazing in the distance: herds of American buffalo and Przewalski’s horses.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2015
A series of semiabstract paintings on paper by Gary Panter — the underground comic artist and designer for the TV show “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” — pertain to the extinction of the American buffalo.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2014
Like the North American buffalo, it has wallowing places.
From The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia by Spears, John R.
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