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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In the latest outbreak in the Munyamadzi Game Management Area, in Muchinga province, Zambia's Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit said 46 hippos, eight elephants, five buffaloes and one crocodile had died since July.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
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
An official at Namibia's Kabulabula Conservancy told the BBC the herd of buffaloes was fleeing lions in Chobe National Park.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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
“Okay with me. I got along better with the buffaloes anyway.”
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
