black buffalo
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of black buffalo
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Minnesota has native populations of each of the three species studied: bigmouth buffalo, smallmouth buffalo and black buffalo.
From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2023
At the edge of the volcano, I surveyed the landscape: The flows seemed to rumble like big black buffalo toward Sicily’s second city — teeming Catania.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2017
When she departed, she lay on the ground and turned into a black buffalo, then she turned red, then yellow and finally white, the four colours of the winds.
From Economist • Jul. 26, 2012
Garza, who is also known by his Indian name, Makateonenodua, meaning "black buffalo," is under federal indictment for allegedly embezzling more than $300,000 from his tribe.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Herds of black buffalo, submerged up to the nose, basked in the water.
From In Mesopotamia by Nicoll, Maurice
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