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buffaloes

  • plural
    of buffalo.
    buffalo
    noun
    any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae.

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There we met 60-year-old Rameshwar Yadav, a former private-school teacher who now reared buffaloes for a living.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

The 73-year-old president has disputed the amount of money involved and said only $580,000 from the sale of 20 buffaloes to a Sudanese businessman had been stolen.

From Barron's ● May 8, 2026

Hundreds of buffaloes have been killed in similar circumstances in the past.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025

Making the best out of a bad situation, the lions are turning their attention to buffaloes, Palmer said.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2024

Their dad was the god of thieves, but they were about as stealthy as water buffaloes.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan