buffalo
An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.
Other meanings
A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison.
The buffalo fish (Ictiobus spp.).
A kind of
- bison
Word history
From Ancient Greek "βούβαλος" (antelope, wild ox).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “buffalo” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.