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buffalo

1 American  
[buhf-uh-loh] / ˈbʌf əˌloʊ /

noun

plural

buffaloes, buffalos,

plural

buffalo

  1. any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae.

  2. buffalo robe.

  3. a buffalofish.

  4. a shuffling tap-dance step.

verb (used with object)

Informal.
buffaloed, buffaloing

  1. to puzzle or baffle; confuse; mystify.

    He was buffaloed by the problem.

  2. to impress or intimidate by a display of power, importance, etc..

    The older boys buffaloed him.
Buffalo 2 American  
[buhf-uh-loh] / ˈbʌf əˌloʊ /

noun

  1. a port in W New York, on Lake Erie.

buffalo 1 British  
/ ˈbʌfəˌləʊ /

noun

  1. Also called: Cape buffalo.  a member of the cattle tribe, Syncerus caffer , mostly found in game reserves in southern and eastern Africa and having upward-curving horns

  2. short for water buffalo

  3. Also called: bison.  a member of the cattle tribe, Bison bison , formerly widely distributed over the prairies of W North America but now confined to reserves and parks, with a massive head, shaggy forequarters, and a humped back

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verb

  1. (often passive) to confuse

  2. to intimidate

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Buffalo 2 British  
/ ˈbʌfəˌləʊ /

noun

  1. a port in W New York State, at the E end of Lake Erie. Pop: 285 018 (2003 est)

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Buffalo Cultural  

  1. City in western New York, on Lake Erie and the Niagara River.

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Niagara Falls is northwest of Buffalo.

Etymology

Origin of buffalo

1535–45, earlier bufalo < Portuguese (now bufaro ) < Late Latin būfalus, variant of Latin būbalus bubal

Example Sentences

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Baker’s Indigenous and German heritage inform her three large abstract collage hangings, created using synthetic turf animated by acrylic paint, yarn and a variety of natural materials, including corn husk, willow, buffalo hide and buckskin.

From Los Angeles Times

My brain is running wild with this thought when the dogs stop and I look up and there is an enormous bull buffalo standing in front of my leader, smelling his head.

From Literature

My Domino’s order is a small pepperoni, pineapple, olives and sausage slice ... hand tossed, cheesed up, and then I will get a side of garlic knots and a side of buffalo wings with ranch.

From Los Angeles Times

He tried to keep his eyes open, but the sting of the salt and the speed meant that he saw only the other nereids around him, charging like stampeding buffalo.

From Literature

Kruger's fauna -- including the famed Big Five grouping of elephant, rhino, lion, leopard and buffalo -- had largely escaped the flooding because animals had sensed the danger and moved to higher lying areas.

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